padde

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Danish

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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, ...

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Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

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

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References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. a toad

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