PROTO: *u-dagera
MEANING: otter
BZK: ugabere, ubagara, (Orozko, Ubidea) ubegara, (Gernika) ugadera, (Mundaka) uagara, (Markina) igarabi, (Lekeitio) igarabire, (Mondragon) igeribei
GIP: (Andoain, Zumaya) igabera
ANV: igaraba, (Leiza) iyabera
SAL: uragre
LAB: udagara, (Ainhoa) ugadera, (arc) uhadera
BZT: ubadera
AZK: uragre
ZBR: ügadera
COMMENTS: The numerous variants show metathesis and folk etymology (ugabere 'water animal': cf. *a=bele). External comparison suggests *u-dagera is probably original (*u- for *hur 'water').
