dóttir

See also: dottir and -dóttir

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtœʰtːɪɹ/

Noun

dóttir f (genitive singular dóttur, plural døtur)

1. daughter

Declension

Declension of dóttir
f30	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dóttir	dóttirin	døtur	døturnar
accusative	dóttur	dóttrina	døtur	døturnar
dative	dóttur	dóttrini	døtrum	døtrnum
genitive	dóttur	dótturinnar	døtra	døtranna

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ, “daughters”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtou.ʰtɪr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ouhtɪr

Noun

dóttir f (genitive singular dóttur, nominative plural dætur)

1. daughter

Declension

declension of dóttir

dóttir	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dóttir	dóttirin	dætur	dæturnar
accusative	dóttur	dótturina	dætur	dæturnar
dative	dóttur	dótturinni	dætrum	dætrunum
genitive	dóttur	dótturinnar	dætra	dætranna

Derived terms

• bróðurdóttir
• dótturdóttir
• dóttursonur
• -sdóttir, -dóttir
• sonardóttir
• stjúpdóttir
• systurdóttir
• tengdadóttir

 

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ, “daughters”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr. Compare Old Saxon dohtar, Old English dohtor, Old High German tohter.

Noun

dóttir f (genitive dóttur, dative dǿtr, dóttur, plural dǿtr)

1. daughter

Declension

  Declension of dóttir (strong r-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dóttir	dóttirin	dœtr	dœtrnar
accusative	dóttur	dótturina	dœtr	dœtrnar
dative	dóttur, dœtr	dótturinni, dœtrinni	dœtrum	dœtrunum
genitive	dóttur	dótturinnar	dœtra	dœtranna

Descendants

• Icelandic: dóttir
• Faroese: dóttir
• Norwegian:
  • Bokmål: datter
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dotter
• Old Swedish: dōttir
  • Swedish: dotter
• Elfdalian: duotter
• Danish: datter