Noun: vætte
Gender: Common
Hyphenation:
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | vætte |
| Sg. definite | vætten |
| Pl. indefinite | vætter |
| Pl. definite | vætterne |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | vættes |
| Sg. definite | vættens |
| Pl. indefinite | vætters |
| Pl. definite | vætternes |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like vætte
toiletbørste,
krokodille,
svensknøgle,
nissehue,
overtagelse,
snurre,
snitte,
snerle,
snerre,
snerpe,
satire,
meddelelse,
sjuske,
sminke,
smerte,
slippe,
slange,
slette,
skøjte,
sonate, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Old Danish wæt, wættæ, from Old Norse véttr, vættr, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz (“thing”). Cognate with Swedish vätte, English wight and German Wicht. See: Old Norse Nouns '
véttr', Swedish Nouns '
vätte', English Nouns '
wight', German Nouns '
Wicht'.
Verbs referencing "vætte"
English Nouns
wight.
Translations