overtro

Danish

Etymology

From over (“over”) +‎ tro (“belief, faith”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔvərtroː/, [ˈɒwɐˌtˢʁ̥oːˀ]

Noun

overtro c (singular definite overtroen, not used in plural form)

superstition

Derived terms

overtroisk ("superstitious")

Further reading

overtro on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From over- +‎ tro, after Low German overgelove, from German Aberglaube

Noun

overtro f or m (definite singular overtroa or overtroen, indefinite plural overtroer, definite plural overtroene)

superstition

Alternative forms

overtru (Nynorsk also)

Derived terms

overtroisk

References

“overtro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“overtro” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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