dochter

See also: Dochter

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dochter, from Old Dutch dohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔx.tər/

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• Hyphenation: doch‧ter

Noun

dochter f (plural dochters, diminutive dochtertje n)

1. daughter (female offspring)
2. (figurative) offshoot, something derivative or subordinate

Derived terms

• dochterbedrijf
• dochteronderneming
• dochterschap
• dochtertaal
• kleindochter

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dogter

See also

• zoon

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch dohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Noun

dochter f

1. daughter

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: dochter
  • Afrikaans: dogter
• Limburgish: dóchter

Further reading

• “dochter”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dochter”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Noun

dochter f

1. daughter

Inflection

Declension of dochter (feminine r-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	dochter	dochter, dochtera
genitive	dochter, dochtere	dochtera
dative	dochter, dochtere	dochtrum, dochtrem, dochterum, dochterem
accusative	dochter	dochter, dochtera

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum, Mooring: doochter

  Sylt: Daachter

• Saterland Frisian: Dochter
• West Frisian: dochter

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Scots

Alternative forms

• daachter, dauchter, doghter, douchter, doughter
• dowter (Orkney)

Etymology

From Middle English doughter, from Old English dohtor, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoxtər/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈdɔːxt̪ər]

Noun

dochter (plural dochters)

1. daughter

Further reading

• “dochter” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
• "daughter" in The Orkney Dictionary, 1996, by Margaret Flaws and Gregor Lamb
• "dochter" in John J Graham's Shetland Dictionary

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian dochter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Noun

dochter c (plural dochters, diminutive dochterke)

1. daughter

   Coordinate term: soan

Further reading

• “dochter”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011