oversætte

Danish

Etymology

From over (“over”) +‎ sætte (“place, put, set”). Calque of Middle Low German oversetten and German übersetzen, itself probably a calque of New Latin trādūcō (“to lead across, translate”). Compare Swedish översätta and Norwegian Bokmål oversette.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔvərsɛtə/, [ˈɒwɐˌsɛd̥ə]

Verb

oversætte (past tense oversatte, past participle oversat)

  1. to translate

Conjugation

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References

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