dochter

See also: Dochter

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dochter, from Old Dutch dohter, from Proto-West Germanic *dohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔx.tər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: doch‧ter

Noun

dochter f (plural dochters, diminutive dochtertje n)

  1. daughter (female offspring)
  2. (figurative) offshoot, something derivative or subordinate

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: dogter
  • Jersey Dutch: doxter
  • Negerhollands: dochter, dogter
  • Petjo: dohter

See also

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch dohter, from Proto-West Germanic *dohter.

Noun

dochter f

  1. daughter

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • dochter”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dochter”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dohter.

Noun

dochter f

  1. daughter

Inflection

Declension of dochter (feminine r-stem)
singular plural
nominative dochter dochter, dochtera
genitive dochter, dochtere dochtera
dative dochter, dochtere dochtrum, dochtrem, dochterum, dochterem
accusative dochter dochter, dochtera

Descendants

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English doughter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdoxtər/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈdɔːxt̪ər]

Noun

dochter (plural dochters)

  1. daughter

Further reading

West Frisian

Alternative forms

  • doaiter

Etymology

From Old Frisian dochter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔxtər/

Noun

dochter c (plural dochters, diminutive dochterke)

  1. daughter
    Coordinate term: soan

Further reading

  • dochter”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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