padde

From Old Norse padda, from Proto-Germanic *paddǭ (“toad”), cognate with Swedish padda, German Low German Padde, Dutch pad.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaðə/, [ˈpʰæ̝ð̠̩˕ˠ]

padde c (singular definite padden, plural indefinite padder)

1. (taxonomy) amphibian (member of the class Amphibia)
2. idiot, dullard
   • 2014, Dennis Jürgensen, Freddy #3: Bøvsedragernes hemmelighed, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:

     Jeg ka' sgu da ikke se nogen postkasse! mumlede Eddie, der var kommet tilbage til de andre igen. - Klap i, din padde! hvæsede Dracula.

     I don't see any bloody mailbox! mumbled Eddie, who had returned to the others. - Shut up, you fool! Dracula hissed.

   • 1979, Morten Sabroe, Køter:

     - Det er bare nogle ord, din padde. Dem har jeg sagt i hele mit liv, de betyder ikke noget.

     - They're just words, silly. I've said them my entire life, they mean nothing.

   • 2017, Warren Murphy, Richard Sapir, Farvel til i går, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     ... en eller anden åndssvag padde, der praler af at være en af jeres varmeste disciple, ...

     ... some stupid idiot, boasting of being one of your hottest disciples, ...

• skildpadde
• springpadde

• “padde” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Norse padda, from Proto-Germanic *paddǭ.

padde f or m (definite singular padda or padden, indefinite plural padder, definite plural paddene)

1. a toad

• paddehatt

• frosk m
• rumpetroll

• “padde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse padda, from Proto-Germanic *paddǭ.

padde f (definite singular padda, indefinite plural padder, definite plural paddene)

1. a toad

   Synonym: gro

• paddehatt

• “padde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.