kodde

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish koddæ, from Old Norse koddi (“pillow”), from Proto-Germanic *kuddô (“bag, sag, purse”), from Proto-Indo-European *gewt- (“pouch, sack”), from *gew- (“to bend, bow, arch, vault, curve”). Cognates include Swedish kudde and English cod

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʌðə]

Noun

kodde c (singular definite kodden, plural indefinite kodder)

1. (obsolete, dialect) testicle (and scrotum) (mainly animals)

Declension

Declension of kodde

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kodde	kodden	kodder	kodderne
genitive	koddes	koddens	kodders	koddernes

References

• “kodde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch codde (“testicle, club”), from Proto-Germanic *kuddô, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European *geu (“to curve, to bend”); same source as Old Armenian կոր (kor), Lithuanian gurnas (“ankle, hip, bone”), and Norwegian kaure (“curly lock of hair”). Cognate to Low German Koden (“belly, paunch”), English cod, Danish kodde (“testicle”), Swedish kudde (“cushion”), Faroese koddi (“pillow”), Icelandic koddi (“pillow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.də/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔdə

Noun

kodde f (plural kodden, diminutive koddetje n or kodje n)

1. club (weapon)
2. (by extension) penis
3. tail, esp. of a dog, cat or pig
4. (by extension) tail of a kite
5. (by extension) arse
6. (by extension) cattail, bulrush
7. (obsolete) joke

Derived terms

• (joke): koddig

Descendants

• → Lokono: kodya

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse koddi.

Noun

kodde m (definite singular kodden, indefinite plural kodder, definite plural koddene)

1. pillow
2. cushion

Further reading

• “kodde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.