fætter

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish fædder (“paternal uncle, male cousin”), from Middle Low German vedder (“paternal uncle, male cousin, fraternal nephew”). Compare German Vetter, Old English fædera, Latin patruus, Ancient Greek πάτρως (pátrōs).

Pronunciation

Noun

fætter c (singular definite fætteren, plural indefinite fætre)

  1. a male cousin (son of one's parent's sibling)
  2. (informal) fellow, chap

Inflection

Declension of fætter
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fætter fætteren fætre fætrene
genitive fætters fætterens fætres fætrenes

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References

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