Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /støtə/, [ˈsd̥ød̥ə]

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Low German stutte, derived from the verb (see Etymology 2 below).

Noun edit

støtte c (singular definite støtten, plural indefinite støtter)

  1. support (something holding a thing)
  2. support (moral help)
  3. support, grant (financial help)
  4. pillar, statue (monument made of stone or marble)
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Descendants edit
  • Icelandic: stytta
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Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Low German stutten, from Old Saxon *stuttian, from Proto-West Germanic *stuttijan, cognate with German stützen.

Verb edit

støtte (past tense støtta, past participle støttet)

  1. (transitive) to support (to hold up)
  2. (transitive) to support (to help morally or financially)
  3. (intransitive) to stand (on a weak leg)
  4. (reflexive) to lean on (to use as support)
Conjugation edit
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Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective edit

støtte

  1. definite singular of støt
  2. plural of støt

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Low German stutte.

Noun edit

støtte f or m (definite singular støtta or støtten, indefinite plural støtter, definite plural støttene)

  1. (a) support
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Low German stutten.

Verb edit

støtte (imperative støtt, present tense støtter, passive støttes, simple past and past participle støtta or støttet, present participle støttende)

  1. to support
Derived terms edit

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Low German stutte.

Noun edit

støtte f (definite singular støtta, indefinite plural støtter, definite plural støttene)

  1. (a) support
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See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Low German stutten.

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

støtte (present tense støttar, past tense støtta, past participle støtta, passive infinitive støttast, present participle støttande, imperative støtte/støtt)

  1. to support

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