"Tochter" meaning in German

See Tochter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɔx.tɐ/, [ˈtɔx.tɐ], [ˈtɔχ.tɐ] Audio: De-Tochter.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-at-Tochter.ogg [Austria]
Etymology: Inherited from Old High German tohter. Compare Dutch dochter, English daughter, Swedish dotter. * (subsidiary): ellipsis of Tochtergesellschaft Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:inh|goh:tohter|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Tochter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Tochter"> Inherited from Old High German tohter., {{cog|nl|dochter}} Dutch dochter, {{cog|en|daughter}} English daughter, {{cog|sv|dotter}} Swedish dotter, {{sense|subsidiary}} (subsidiary):, {{ellipsis of|de|Tochtergesellschaft}} ellipsis of Tochtergesellschaft Head templates: {{de-noun|f,^|dim=^chen,^lein,^l}} Tochter f (genitive Tochter, plural Töchter, diminutive Töchterchen n or Töchterlein n or Töchterl n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,^}} Forms: Tochter [genitive], Töchter [plural], Töchterchen [diminutive, neuter], Töchterlein [diminutive, neuter], Töchterl [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Tochter [nominative, singular], Töchter [definite, nominative, plural], Tochter [genitive, singular], Töchter [definite, genitive, plural], Tochter [dative, singular], Töchtern [dative, definite, plural], Tochter [accusative, singular], Töchter [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. daughter Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Tochter-de-noun-TtKPgsqW Categories (other): German entries with etymology texts, German entries with etymology trees, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Female family members Disambiguation of German entries with etymology texts: 73 27 Disambiguation of German entries with etymology trees: 73 27 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 51 49 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 71 29 Disambiguation of Female family members: 81 19
  2. subsidiary (company) Tags: feminine Synonyms: Tochtergesellschaft, Tochterunternehmen, Tochterfirma
    Sense id: en-Tochter-de-noun-w9usb177 Categories (other): German entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Bauerntochter [feminine], Königstochter [feminine], Saaltochter [feminine], Schwiegertochter (english: daughter-in-law) [feminine], Stieftochter [feminine] Related terms: höhere Tochter, Tochtersprache (english: daughter language) [feminine]

Inflected forms

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    },
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