ætt

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See also: -ætt, aett, and ätt

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse átt/ætt, from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz.

Pronunciation

Noun

ætt f (genitive singular ættar, plural ættir)

  1. dynasty, lineage
  2. generation
  3. (biology) family (familja)
  4. language family

Declension

Declension of ætt
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ætt ættin ættir ættirnar
accusative ætt ættina ættir ættirnar
dative ætt ættini ættum ættunum
genitive ættar ættarinnar ætta ættanna

Derived terms

Noun

ætt f (genitive singular ættar, plural ættir)

  1. direction, point of the compass
  2. wind direction

Declension

Declension of ætt
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ætt ættin ættir ættirnar
accusative ætt ættina ættir ættirnar
dative ætt ættini ættum ættunum
genitive ættar ættarinnar ætta ættanna

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ætt, from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz.

Pronunciation

Noun

ætt f (genitive singular ættar, nominative plural ættir)

  1. family (referring to an extended family, dynasty, etc.)
  2. (biology, taxonomy) family

Declension

    Declension of ætt
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ætt ættin ættir ættirnar
accusative ætt ættina ættir ættirnar
dative ætt ættinni ættum ættunum
genitive ættar ættarinnar ætta ættanna

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ætt.

Pronunciation

Noun

ætt f (definite singular ætta, indefinite plural ætter, definite plural ættene)

  1. extended family, clan

References

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aihtiz (possession, property).

Noun

ætt f (genitive ættar, plural ættir)

  1. quarter of the heaven, direction
  2. family, extraction, pedigree
  3. generation

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: aett
  • Icelandic: átt, ætt
  • Faroese: ætt
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ætt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ætt
  • Old Swedish: æt
  • Danish: æt

References

  • ætt in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.