datter
Danish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ, “daughters”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr (“daughter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdadɐ/, [ˈd̥æɾɐ], [ˈtæɾɒ̽]
- Rhymes: -atʌ
Noun
datter c (singular definite datteren, plural indefinite døtre)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | datter | datteren | døtre | døtrene |
| genitive | datters | datterens | døtres | døtrenes |
Further reading
- “datter” in Den Danske Ordbog
Middle Dutch
Contraction
datter
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ, “daughters”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr (“daughter”). Cognate with Danish datter, Swedish dotter, Icelandic dóttir, Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰𐍂 (dauhtar), German Tochter, Dutch dochter, and English daughter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²dɑtːəɾ/
Noun
datter m or f (definite singular dattera or datteren, indefinite plural døtre or døtrer, definite plural døtrene)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- brordatter
- datterbedrift
- datterdatter
- datterselskap
- datterspråk
- dattersønn
- evadatter
- fosterdatter
- guddatter
- stedatter
- svigerdatter
- sønnedatter
- søsterdatter
- tenåringsdatter
- værdatter
See also
- dotter (Nynorsk)
References
- “datter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 100