slægt

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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slægt c (singular definite slægten, plural indefinite slægter)

  1. family
  2. lineage, stock
  3. generation
  4. (taxonomy) genus
Usage notes
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In compounds: slægts- (with the exception of slægtled).

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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slægt

  1. imperative of slægte

Further reading

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Icelandic

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Verb

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slægt

  1. supine of slægja