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

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