overtro

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From over (“over”) +‎ tro (“belief, faith”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɔvərtroː/, [ˈɒwɐˌtˢʁ̥oːˀ]

Noun edit

overtro c (singular definite overtroen, not used in plural form)

superstition

Derived terms edit

overtroisk ("superstitious")

Further reading edit

overtro on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From over- +‎ tro, after Low German overgelove, from German Aberglaube.

Noun edit

overtro f or m (definite singular overtroa or overtroen, indefinite plural overtroer, definite plural overtroene)

superstition

Alternative forms edit

overtru (Nynorsk also)

Derived terms edit

overtroisk

References edit

“overtro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“overtro” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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