barndom

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse barndómr (childhood). By surface analysis, barn (child) +‎ -dom (-hood).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /barndɔm/, [ˈb̥ɑːnˌd̥ʌmˀ]

Noun

barndom c (singular definite barndommen, not used in plural form)

  1. childhood

Usage notes

In compounds: barndoms-.

Inflection

Declension of barndom
common
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative barndom barndommen
genitive barndoms barndommens

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse barndómr (childhood). By surface analysis, barn (child) +‎ -dom (-hood).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑːɳdɔm/
  • Rhymes: -ɔm

Noun

barndom m (definite singular barndommen)

  1. childhood

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse barndómr (childhood). By surface analysis, barn (child) +‎ -dom (-hood).

Noun

barndom m (definite singular barndomen or barndommen)

  1. childhood

Derived terms

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse barndómr (childhood). By surface analysis, barn (child) +‎ -dom (-hood).

Noun

barndom c

  1. childhood

Declension

Declension of barndom
nominative genitive
singular indefinite barndom barndoms
definite barndomen barndomens
plural indefinite
definite

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