hytte

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hytə/, [ˈhyd̥ə]

Etymology 1

From German Hütte, from Middle High German hütte, from Old High German hutta, which has also been borrowed to Swedish hytta, Dutch hut, French hutte (hence English hut).

Noun

hytte c (singular definite hytten, plural indefinite hytter)

1. cottage, summer house

Declension

Declension of hytte

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hytte	hytten	hytter	hytterne
genitive	hyttes	hyttens	hytters	hytternes

Derived terms

• bjælkehytte
• bræddehytte
• feriehytte
• fiskerhytte
• fjeldhytte
• glashytte
• hytteost
• hyttesko
• hyttetur
• jagthytte
• knaldhytte
• løvhytte
• skovhytte
• spejderhytte
• svedehytte
• sæterhytte
• træhytte

 

References

• “hytte,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German hüten.

Verb

hytte (past tense hyttede, past participle hyttet)

1. (transitive) to protect (in a selfish way)
2. (reflexive) to seek shelter, watch out

Conjugation

Inflection of hytte

	present	past
simple	hytter	hyttede
perfect	har hyttet	havde hyttet
passive	hyttes	hyttedes
participle	hyttende	hyttet
imperative	hyt	—
infinitive	hytte	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	hytten	—

Derived terms

• hyttefad

References

• “hytte,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle English

Pronoun

hytte

1. Alternative form of hit (“it”)

Determiner

hytte

1. Alternative form of hit (“it”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Low German hütte.

Noun

hytte f or m (definite singular hytta or hytten, indefinite plural hytter, definite plural hyttene)

1. cottage, summer house, cabin

Usage notes

• One of the nouns whose feminine form is predominant in formal writing.

Derived terms

• snøhytte
• smeltehytte

References

• “hytte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• høtt (dialectal, Trøndelag)

Etymology

From German Low German hütte.

Noun

hytte f (definite singular hytta, indefinite plural hytter, definite plural hyttene)

1. cottage, summer house, cabin

Derived terms

• snøhytte

References

• “hytte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.