datter

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /datər/, [ˈd̥ad̥ɐ]

Noun

datter c (singular definite datteren, plural indefinite døtre)

1. daughter

Further reading

• “datter” in Den Danske Ordbog

Contraction

datter

1. Contraction of dat dāer.

Etymology

From Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriz, “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): /ˈdɑ̂teɾ/

Noun

datter m, f (definite singular dattera or datteren, indefinite plural døtre or døtrer, definite plural døtrene)

1. a daughter

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