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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Low German slecht (family, lineage), related to German Geschlecht (gender, lineage) and Dutch geslacht (gender, lineage). Derived from Proto-Germanic *slahtō, which belongs to the verb Proto-Germanic *slahaną.

Noun edit

slægt c (singular definite slægten, plural indefinite slægter)

  1. family
  2. lineage, stock
  3. generation
  4. (taxonomy) genus
Usage notes edit

In compounds: slægts- (with the exception of slægtled).

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Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

slægt

  1. imperative of slægte

Further reading edit

Icelandic edit

Verb edit

slægt

  1. supine of slægja