rytter

Danish

Etymology

Via Middle Low German rūter from Dutch ruiter (“horseman”), from Middle French routier (“brigand”), from route (“road”) +‎ -ier (Latinized as Medieval Latin ruptarius). The Dutch word was also borrowed to German Reuter (“cavalryman”), Swedish ryttare (“rider”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁyd̥ɐ]

Noun

rytter c (singular definite rytteren, plural indefinite ryttere)

1. rider, horseman
2. rider (of a bike or a motorbike)

Declension

Declension of rytter

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rytter	rytteren	ryttere	rytterne
genitive	rytters	rytterens	rytteres	rytternes

Derived terms

• cykelrytter
• konkursrytter
• principrytter
• rytterske

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German ruter.

Noun

rytter m (definite singular rytteren, indefinite plural ryttere, definite plural rytterne)

1. a rider (of a horse or bicycle)

See also

• ryttar (Nynorsk)

References

• “rytter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.