kodde

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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

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

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

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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

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

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