fætter
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish fædder (“paternal uncle, male cousin”), from Middle Low German vedder (“paternal uncle, male cousin, fraternal nephew”). Compare German Vetter, Old English fædera, Latin patruus, Ancient Greek πάτρως (pátrōs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛtər/, [ˈfɛd̥ɐ]
Noun
fætter c (singular definite fætteren, plural indefinite fætre)
- a male cousin (son of one's parent's sibling)
- (informal) fellow, chap
Inflection
Declension of fætter
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fætter | fætteren | fætre | fætrene |
| genitive | fætters | fætterens | fætres | fætrenes |
Coordinate terms
- kusine (“female cousin”)
See also
References
- “fætter” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog