ætt

See also: aett and ätt

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaʰtː]

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

  • vindætt
  • høgætt
  • lágætt

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aiht/
    Rhymes: -aiht

Noun

ætt f (genitive singular ættar, nominative plural ættir)

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

Declension

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ætt

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛtː/

Noun

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

  1. extended family, clan

References

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