"saeter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈseɪtə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɛ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈseɪtɚ/ [General-American], /ˈsɛ-/ [General-American], [-ɾɚ] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-saeter.wav Forms: saeters [plural], säter [alternative], saether [alternative], sæter [alternative], seter [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ), -ɛtə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from: * Norwegian Nynorsk sæter (obsolete spelling), seter, and Norwegian Bokmål seter, from Old Norse sætr, setr (“dairy lands, mountain pastures; residence, seat; setting (of the sun)”); and * Swedish säter (“mountain pastures”); all from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną (“to sit”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). The English word is a doublet of sit. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sed-}}, {{bor|en|nn|sæter}} Norwegian Nynorsk sæter, {{qualifier|obsolete spelling}} (obsolete spelling), {{bor|en|nb|seter}} Norwegian Bokmål seter, {{der|en|non|sætr}} Old Norse sætr, {{bor|en|sv|säter|t=mountain pastures}} Swedish säter (“mountain pastures”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*sitjaną|t=to sit}} Proto-Germanic *sitjaną (“to sit”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*sed-|t=to sit}} Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”), {{doublet|en|sit|nocap=1}} doublet of sit Head templates: {{en-noun}} saeter (plural saeters)
  1. A Scandinavian mountainside meadow used during the summer for grazing milking cows or goats. Translations (Scandinavian mountainside meadow used during the summer for grazing): sæter (Danish), ærgi [neuter] (Faroese), seter [feminine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sæter [feminine, obsolete] (Norwegian Nynorsk), seter [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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  2. A barn, cabin, dairy, or farm located in such a meadow. Translations (barn, etc., located in such a meadow): sæterhytte (Danish)
    Sense id: en-saeter-en-noun-NwKVD1T~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 48 9 Disambiguation of 'barn, etc., located in such a meadow': 24 46 30
  3. (Orkney, Shetland) A meadow, especially one used for grazing that is attached to a dwelling. Tags: Orkney, Shetland
    Sense id: en-saeter-en-noun-7TmVflno Categories (other): Orkney English, Shetland English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: shieling
Categories (other): Livestock Disambiguation of Livestock: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "word": "saeter"
}

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