slægt

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Danish[edit]

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).

Inflection[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

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