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)
Usage notes
In compounds: barndoms-.
Inflection
| 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)
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)
Derived terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse barndómr (“childhood”). By surface analysis, barn (“child”) + -dom (“-hood”).
Noun
barndom c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | barndom | barndoms |
| definite | barndomen | barndomens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |