padde

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse padda, from Proto-Germanic *paddǭ (“toad”), cognate with Swedish padda, German Low German Padde, Dutch pad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaðə/, [ˈpʰæ̝ð̠̩˕ˠ]

Noun

padde c (singular definite padden, plural indefinite padder)

1. (taxonomy) amphibian (member of the class Amphibia)
2. idiot, dullard
   • 2014, Dennis Jürgensen, Freddy #3: Bøvsedragernes hemmelighed, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:

     Jeg ka' sgu da ikke se nogen postkasse! mumlede Eddie, der var kommet tilbage til de andre igen. - Klap i, din padde! hvæsede Dracula.

     I don't see any bloody mailbox! mumbled Eddie, who had returned to the others. - Shut up, you fool! Dracula hissed.

   • 1979, Morten Sabroe, Køter:

     - Det er bare nogle ord, din padde. Dem har jeg sagt i hele mit liv, de betyder ikke noget.

     - They're just words, silly. I've said them my entire life, they mean nothing.

   • 2017, Warren Murphy, Richard Sapir, Farvel til i går, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     ... en eller anden åndssvag padde, der praler af at være en af jeres varmeste disciple, ...

     ... some stupid idiot, boasting of being one of your hottest disciples, ...

Declension

Declension of padde

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	padde	padden	padder	padderne
genitive	paddes	paddens	padders	paddernes

Derived terms

• skildpadde
• springpadde

References

• “padde” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse padda, from Proto-Germanic *paddǭ.

Noun

padde f or m (definite singular padda or padden, indefinite plural padder, definite plural paddene)

1. a toad

Derived terms

• paddehatt

See also

• frosk m
• rumpetroll

References

• “padde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse padda, from Proto-Germanic *paddǭ.

Noun

padde f (definite singular padda, indefinite plural padder, definite plural paddene)

1. a toad

   Synonym: gro

Derived terms

• paddehatt

References

• “padde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.