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: /fɛtər/, [ˈfɛd̥ɐ]

Noun

fætter c (singular definite fætteren, plural indefinite fætre)

1. a male cousin (son of one's parent's sibling)
2. (informal) fellow, chap

Inflection

    Inflection of fætter

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	fætter	fætteren	fætre	fætrene
genitive	fætters	fætterens	fætres	fætrenes

Coordinate terms

• kusine (“female cousin”)

See also

• Fætter on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia

References

• “fætter” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog