Sæther
Norwegian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
A common name for a farm in Norway, from Old Norse setr (“seat, mountain pastures”), related to sitja (“to sit”), from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną (“to sit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sédyeti (“to be sitting”), from *sed- (“to sit”) + *-yeti (“creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.”). Doublet of Sæther and seter.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈsæːtər/, /ˈseːtər/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ər
- Hyphenation: Sæ‧ther
- Homophones: Sæter, Seter, seter, sæter, Säter
Proper noun edit
Sæther
- a surname of Norwegian origin
- Kaare Sæther var en kjent norsk fiolinist fra Bærum
- Kaare Sæther was a famous Norwegian violinist from Bærum
- Kaare Sæther var en kjent norsk fiolinist fra Bærum
Statistics edit
- According to SSB (Statistics Norway), there are 5 817 people with the last name Sæther in Norway.