See also: Dochter

Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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dochter f (plural dochters, diminutive dochtertje n)

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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

Noun

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dochter f

  1. daughter

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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Further reading

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Old Frisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *dohter.

Noun

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dochter f

  1. daughter

Inflection

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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

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Scots

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle English doughter, from Old English dohtor, from Proto-West Germanic *dohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dochter (plural dochters)

  1. daughter

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West Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian dochter.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dochter c (plural dochters, diminutive dochterke)

  1. daughter
    Coordinate term: soan

Further reading

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