dohtor

Old English

Alternative forms

• dohtur — Mercian
• dohter — Northumbrian
• dochtor, dæhter

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dohter. See there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdox.tor/

Noun

dohtor f

1. daughter

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	dohtor	dohtor, dohtra, dohtru
accusative	dohtor	dohtor, dohtra, dohtru
genitive	dohtor	dohtra
dative	dehter	dohtrum

Descendants

• Middle English: doughter
  • English: daughter
    • Australian Kriol: doda
  • Scots: dochter, daiter (rare, Orkney), daowter, dowter, dather (obsolete), dauchter, dother, douchter
  • Yola: doughtere, daughtere