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datter

datter

Danish

Noun

datter c (singular definite datteren, plural indefinite døtre)

  1. daughter

Inflection


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriz, 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

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑ̂teɾ/

Noun

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

  1. a daughter

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References

  • “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