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padde
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See also: Padde and paddé
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse padda, from Proto-Germanic *paddǭ (“toad”), cognate with Swedish padda, German Low German Padde, Dutch pad.
Pronunciation
Noun
padde c (singular definite padden, plural indefinite padder)
- (taxonomy) amphibian (member of the class Amphibia)
- 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
Derived terms
- skildpadde
- springpadde
References
- “padde” in Den Danske Ordbog
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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)
- a toad
Derived terms
See also
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)
Derived terms
References
- “padde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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