støtte

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Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stutte, derived from the verb (see Etymology 2 below).

Noun

støtte c (singular definite støtten, plural indefinite støtter)

  1. support (something holding a thing)
  2. support (moral help)
  3. support, grant (financial help)
  4. pillar, statue (monument made of stone or marble)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Icelandic: stytta
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Etymology 2

From Middle Low German stutten, from Old Saxon *stuttian, from Proto-West Germanic *stuttijan, cognate with German stützen.

Verb

støtte (past tense støtta, past participle støttet)

  1. (transitive) to support (to hold up)
  2. (transitive) to support (to help morally or financially)
  3. (intransitive) to stand (on a weak leg)
  4. (reflexive) to lean on (to use as support)
Conjugation
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Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

støtte

  1. definite singular of støt
  2. plural of støt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stutte.

Noun

støtte f or m (definite singular støtta or støtten, indefinite plural støtter, definite plural støttene)

  1. (a) support
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German stutten.

Verb

støtte (imperative støtt, present tense støtter, passive støttes, simple past and past participle støtta or støttet, present participle støttende)

  1. to support
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stutte.

Noun

støtte f (definite singular støtta, indefinite plural støtter, definite plural støttene)

  1. (a) support
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German stutten.

Alternative forms

Verb

støtte (present tense støttar, past tense støtta, past participle støtta, passive infinitive støttast, present participle støttande, imperative støtte/støtt)

  1. to support

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