oversætte

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From over (over) +‎ sætte (place, put, set). Calque of Middle Low German oversetten and German übersetzen, itself probably a calque of New Latin trādūcō (to lead across, translate). Compare Swedish översätta and Norwegian Bokmål oversette.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɔvərsɛtə/, [ˈɒwɐˌsɛd̥ə]

Verb[edit]

oversætte (past tense oversatte, past participle oversat)

  1. to translate

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