ætt

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See also: -ætt, aett, and ätt

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse átt/ætt, from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ætt f (genitive singular ættar, plural ættir)

  1. dynasty, lineage
  2. generation
  3. (biology) family (familja)
  4. language family

Declension

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Declension of ætt
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ætt ættin ættir ættirnar
accusative ætt ættina ættir ættirnar
dative ætt ættini ættum ættunum
genitive ættar ættarinnar ætta ættanna

Derived terms

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Noun

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ætt f (genitive singular ættar, plural ættir)

  1. direction, point of the compass
  2. wind direction

Declension

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Declension of ætt
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ætt ættin ættir ættirnar
accusative ætt ættina ættir ættirnar
dative ætt ættini ættum ættunum
genitive ættar ættarinnar ætta ættanna

Derived terms

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ætt, from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ætt f (genitive singular ættar, nominative plural ættir)

  1. family (referring to an extended family, dynasty, etc.)
  2. (biology, taxonomy) family

Declension

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    Declension of ætt
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ætt ættin ættir ættirnar
accusative ætt ættina ættir ættirnar
dative ætt ættinni ættum ættunum
genitive ættar ættarinnar ætta ættanna

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ætt.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ætt f (definite singular ætta, indefinite plural ætter, definite plural ættene)

  1. extended family, clan

References

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *aihtiz (possession, property).

Noun

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ætt f (genitive ættar, plural ættir)

  1. quarter of the heaven, direction
  2. family, extraction, pedigree
  3. generation

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: aett
  • Icelandic: átt, ætt
  • Faroese: ætt
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ætt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ætt
  • Old Swedish: æt
  • Danish: æt

References

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  • ætt in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.