Danish

Noun

datter c (singular definite datteren, plural indefinite døtre)

1. daughter

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

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

Derived terms

Related terms

• far, pappa
• mor, mamma
• bror, søster, søsken
• sønn

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