ætt

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse átt/ætt, from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʰtː/ Rhymes: -aʰtː === Noun === ætt f (genitive singular ættar, plural ættir) dynasty, lineage generation (biology) family (familja) language family ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== slag (“species”) slekt (“genus”) hópur (“order”) flokkur (“class”) fylki (“phylum”) ríki (“kingdom”) === Noun === ætt f (genitive singular ættar, plural ættir) direction, point of the compass wind direction ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vindætt høgætt lágætt ==== See also ==== lot kastivindur útnyrðingur landnyrðingur útsynningur landsynningur == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse ætt, from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz. Doublet of átt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aiht/ Rhymes: -aiht === Noun === ætt f (genitive singular ættar, nominative plural ættir) family (referring to an extended family, dynasty, etc.) (biology, taxonomy) family ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== fjölskylda == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse ætt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛtː/, /ætː/ === Noun === ætt f (definite singular ætta, indefinite plural ætter, definite plural ættene) extended family, clan === References === “ætt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === átt === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *aihtiz (“possession, property”). === Noun === ætt f (genitive ættar, plural ættir) quarter of the heaven, direction family, extraction, pedigree generation ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “ætt”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 525; also available at the Internet Archive