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Danish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ, “daughters”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr (“daughter”).
Pronunciation
Noun
datter c (singular definite datteren, plural indefinite døtre)
- daughter
- Antonym: søn
Declension
Further reading
Middle Dutch
Contraction
datter
- Contraction of dat dāer.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ, “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
Noun
datter m or f (definite singular dattera or datteren, indefinite plural døtre or døtrer, definite plural døtrene)
- daughter
- Antonym: sønn
Hvor gammel er dattera di nå?- How old is your daughter now?
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See also
References
- “datter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 100