datter

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Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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datter c (singular definite datteren, plural indefinite døtre)

  1. daughter
    Antonym: søn

Declension

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Further reading

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Middle Dutch

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Contraction

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datter

  1. Contraction of dat dāer.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Inherited 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

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Noun

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

  1. daughter
    Antonym: sønn
    Hvor gammel er dattera di nå?
    How old is your daughter now?

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • “datter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (190306) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 100