Sæther

Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Sæter

Etymology

A common name for a farm in Norway, from Old Norse setr (“seat, mountain pastures”), related to sitja (“to sit”), from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną (“to sit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sédyeti (“to be sitting”), from *sed- (“to sit”) + *-yeti (“creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.”). Doublet of Sæther and seter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæːtər/, /ˈseːtər/

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• Rhymes: -ər
• Hyphenation: Sæ‧ther
• Homophones: Sæter, Seter, seter, sæter, Säter

Proper noun

Sæther

1. a surname of Norwegian origin

   Kaare Sæther var en kjent norsk fiolinist fra Bærum

   Kaare Sæther was a famous Norwegian violinist from Bærum

Statistics

• According to SSB (Statistics Norway), there are 5 817 people with the last name Sæther in Norway.

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• særhet