datter

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdadɐ/, [ˈd̥æɾɐ], [ˈtæɾɒ̽]
  • Rhymes: -atʌ

Noun[edit]

datter c (singular definite datteren, plural indefinite døtre)

  1. daughter

Declension[edit]

Declension of datter
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative datter datteren døtre døtrene
genitive datters datterens døtres døtrenes

Further reading[edit]

Middle Dutch[edit]

Contraction[edit]

datter

  1. Contraction of dat dāer.

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ, “daughters”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr (“daughter”). Cognate with Danish datter, Swedish dotter, Icelandic dóttir, Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰𐍂 (dauhtar), German Tochter, Dutch dochter, and English daughter.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

datter m or f (definite singular dattera or datteren, indefinite plural døtre or døtrer, definite plural døtrene)

  1. a daughter
    Hvor gammel er dattera di nå?
    How old is your daughter now?

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References[edit]

  • “datter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 100
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