overtro

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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)

  1. superstition

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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)

  1. superstition

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