rytter

Danish

Etymology

Via Middle Low German rūter from Dutch ruiter (“horseman”), from Middle French routier (“brigand”), from route (“road”) +‎ -ier (Latinized as Medieval Latin ruptarius). The Dutch word was also borrowed to German Reuter (“cavalryman”), Swedish ryttare (“rider”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʁyd̥ɐ]

Noun

rytter c (singular definite rytteren, plural indefinite ryttere)

  1. rider, horseman
  2. rider (of a bike or a motorbike)

Declension
Declension of rytter
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rytter rytteren ryttere rytterne
genitive rytters rytterens rytteres rytternes

Derived terms
  • cykelrytter
  • konkursrytter
  • principrytter
  • rytterske

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German ruter.

Noun

rytter m (definite singular rytteren, indefinite plural ryttere, definite plural rytterne)

  1. a rider (of a horse or bicycle)

See also
  • ryttar (Nynorsk)

References
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