slott

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See also: slött

Faroese

Etymology

From Middle Low German slot, from Proto-Germanic *slutą.

Noun

slott n (genitive singular slots, plural slott)

  1. castle
  2. palace
  3. manor house

Declension

n9 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative slott slottið slott slottini
accusative slott slottið slott slottini
dative slotti slottinum slottum slottunum
genitive slots slotsins slotta slottanna

Norwegian Bokmål

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slott

Etymology

From Middle Low German slot, from Proto-Germanic *slutą.

Pronunciation

Noun

slott n (definite singular slottet, indefinite plural slott, definite plural slotta or slottene)

  1. a palace

References

“slott” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Middle Low German slot, from Proto-Germanic *slutą.

Pronunciation

Noun

slott n (definite singular slottet, indefinite plural slott, definite plural slotta)

  1. a palace

References

“slott” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

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Törnrosaslottet på Disneyland (the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland)
slottet Neuschwanstein i Tyskland
Stockholms slott

Etymology

From Middle Low German slot, from Proto-Germanic *slutą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

slott n

  1. a castle, a palace (large, grand building serving or previously serving as a residence for royalty or nobility (where fortification, if at all present, is often secondary))
  2. a (large, grand, more or less (purportedly) castle or palace-like) manor, like for example a château

Usage notes

  • For comparison, a borg is a castle serving as a fortress, implying heavier fortification and less grandeur.
  • The immediate intuition for most native speakers is probably closest to Neuschwanstein (with towers, pinnacles, etc.), similar to for castle in English.

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