Category: Family & PeoplePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
Datter
/Datter/Roman
English meaning: Daughter
Definition
A female child in relation to her parents.
Example
“Min datter kan lide at tegne.”
In English: “My daughter likes drawing.”
Another example: “Min datter elsker at læse.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A common-gender noun meaning 'daughter', everyday in family contexts. Note the doubled 't' in spelling.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
The word 'Datter' comes from Old Norse 'dóttir', which has Proto-Germanic origins in '*dōktēr' and is linked to Proto-Indo-European '*dʰugh₂tḗr'. This word has been a crucial part of familial terminology in Northern European languages.
Common Collocations
- min datter
- deres yngste datter
- en søn og en datter
- få en datter
- datteren i familien
Word Forms
en datter, datteren, døtre, døtrene
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