slægt

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈslɛɡ̊d̥]

Etymology 1

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

slægt c (singular definite slægten, plural indefinite slægter)

  1. family
  2. lineage, stock
  3. generation
  4. (taxonomy) genus
Usage notes

In compounds: slægts- (with the exception of slægtled).

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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

slægt

  1. imperative of slægte

Further reading

Icelandic

Verb

slægt

  1. supine of slægja
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