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Faroese
Etymology From Old Norse átt ætt Proto-Germanic *aihtiz
Pronunciation
Noun ætt f genitive singular ættar , plural ættir
dynasty , lineage generation ( biology ) family (familja )language family
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Noun ætt f genitive singular ættar , plural ættir
direction , point of the compasswind direction
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Icelandic
Etymology From Old Norse ætt Proto-Germanic *aihtiz
Pronunciation
Noun ætt f genitive singular ættar nominative plural ættir
family ( referring to an extended family, dynasty, etc. ) ( biology , taxonomy ) family
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See also
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology From Old Norse ætt
Pronunciation
Noun ætt f definite singular ætta indefinite plural ætter definite plural ættene
extended family , clan
References “ætt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Old Norse
Etymology From Proto-Germanic *aihtiz ( “ possession, property ” ) .
Noun ætt f genitive ættar plural ættir
quarter of the heaven, direction
family , extraction , pedigree generation
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Declension of ætt (strong i -stem)
Derived terms austrátt f ( “ the east ” ) austrætt f ( “ the east ” ) bóndaætt f ( “ the extraction of a bóndi ” ) fǫðurætt f ( “ kinsfolk on the father's side ” ) norðrátt f ( “ the north ” ) norðrætt f ( “ the north ” ) suðrætt f ( “ the south ” ) vestrætt f ( “ the western quarter (of the heavens) ” ) áttarauki m ( “ increase of the family ” ) áttarmót n ( “ relationship ” ) áttarœxling f ( “ propagation of kin ” ) áttbogi m ( “ lineage ” ) átthagi m ( “ one's native place, one's home ” ) áttleggr m ( “ stem, lineage ” ) áttlera ( “ degenerate ” ) áttniðjungr m ( “ kinsman, descendant ” ) áttniðr m ( “ kinsman, descendant ” ) áttrunnr m ( “ kinsman, descendant ” ) áttstafr m ( “ kinsman ” ) áttungr m ( “ kinsman ” ) áttvísi f ( “ genealogical knowledge ” ) ættarbragð n ( “ family trait ” ) ættarbœtir m ( “ betterer of one's family ” ) ættarferð f ( “ origin, descent ” ) ættarfylgja f ( “ family guardian spirit ” ) ættargift f ( “ family luck ” ) ættargripr m ( “ heirloom ” ) ættarhaugr m ( “ family cairn, family tomb ” ) ættarhǫgg n ( “ family blow, calamity ” ) ættarmót n ( “ family likeness ” ) ættarnafn n ( “ hereditary title ” ) ættarréttr m ( “ hereditary right ” ) ættarríki n ( “ hereditary kingdom ” ) ættarskarð n ( “ a loss (by death) in a family ” ) ættarskǫmm f ( “ a disgrace to a family (of a person) ” ) ættarspillir m ( “ family spoiler, disgracer ” ) ættarsvipr m ( “ family likeness ” ) ættartala f ( “ pedigree, genealogy ” ) ættartal n ( “ pedigree, genealogy ” ) ættaðr ( “ descended ” ) ættbogi m ( “ lineage ” ) ættborinn ( “ born native… ” ) ætterni n ( “ descent, extraction, origin; family, kindred, kinsmen ” ) ættfolk n ( “ relations, kinsmen ” ) ættfróðr ( “ well versed in pedigrees ” ) ættfœrsla f ( “ adoption ” ) ættgangr m ( “ succession ” ) ættgeigr m ( “ family calamity ” ) ættgengr ( “ characteristic of one's family, born in the blood ” ) ættgóðr ( “ of good family ” ) ættgœði n ( “ goodness of origin, rank, high birth ” ) ættgǫfugr ( “ of noble extraction ” ) ætthagi m ( “ one's native place, one's home ” ) ætthringr m ( “ lineage, pedigree ” ) ættingi m ( “ kinsman ” ) ættjǫrð f ( “ native country ” ) ættkvísl f ( “ a line, branch of family ” ) ættland n ( “ one's native land ” ) ættleggr m ( “ stem, lineage ” ) ættleifð f ( “ patrimony ” ) ættleiða ( “ to legitimate ” ) ættleiðingr m ( “ a legitimated child ” ) ættleiðing f ( “ legitimation (of a natural child) ” ) ættlera ( “ degenerate ” ) ættleri m ( “ a degenerate person, a discredit to a family ” ) ættliðr m ( “ a link in a pedigree ” ) ættmenn m pl ( “ kinsmenn ” ) ættnafn n ( “ a (Christian) name usual in the family ” ) ættniðr m ( “ descendant ” ) ættrif n ( “ stem, lineage ” ) ættsmár ( “ of low extraction ” ) ættstórr ( “ high-born ” ) ættstœri f ( “ greatness of extraction ” ) ættvíg f ( “ slaying of a kinsman ” ) ættvísi f ( “ knowledge of genealogies ” )
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→ 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 .