dóttir

See also: dottir and -dóttir

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtœʰtːɪɹ/

Noun

dóttir f (genitive singular dóttur, plural døtur)

  1. daughter

Declension

f30 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dóttir dóttirin døtur døturnar
accusative dóttur dóttrina døtur døturnar
dative dóttur dóttrini døtrum døtrnum
genitive dóttur dótturinnar døtra døtranna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ, “daughters”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtou̯ʰtɪr]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ouhtɪr

Noun

dóttir f (genitive singular dóttur or (proscribed) dóttir, nominative plural dætur)

  1. daughter

Declension

Declension of dóttir (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dóttir dóttirin dætur dæturnar
accusative dóttur, dóttir1 dótturina, dóttirina1 dætur dæturnar
dative dóttur, dóttir1 dótturinni, dóttirinni1 dætrum dætrunum
genitive dóttur, dóttir1 dótturinnar, dóttirinnar1 dætra dætranna

1Proscribed.

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᛞᛟᚺᛏᛖᚱ (*dohter /⁠dohtēr⁠/) (compare the attested plural form ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ)), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr. Compare Old Saxon dohtar, Old English dohtor, Old High German tohter.

Noun

dóttir f (genitive dóttur, dative dǿtr, dóttur, plural dǿtr)

  1. daughter
    • 13th century, Eiríks saga rauða, chapter 4:
      […] far þú nú heil ok vel, dóttir.
      […] fare thee now hale and well, daughter.

Declension

Declension of dóttir (strong r-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dóttir dóttirin dǿtr dǿtrnar
accusative dóttur dótturina dǿtr dǿtrnar
dative dóttur, dǿtr dótturinni, dǿtrinni dǿtrum dǿtrunum
genitive dóttur dótturinnar dǿtra dǿtranna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dóttir
  • Faroese: dóttir
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dotter
  • Elfdalian: duotter
  • Old Swedish: dōttir, (Dalian law) doctir
  • Danish: datter
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