spådom
See also: спадом
Danish
Etymology
Equivalent to spå (“to prophesy”) + -dom (“practice”). From Old Norse spádómr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spɔdɔmˀ/, [ˈsb̥ʌd̥ʌmˀ]
Noun
spådom c (singular definite spådommen, plural indefinite spådomme)
- prophecy (made by a prophet under some kind of inspiration)
- prediction (a probability estimation about the future)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | spådom | spådommen | spådomme | spådommene |
| genitive | spådoms | spådommens | spådommes | spådommenes |
Derived terms
- spådomsevne
- spådomskunst
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse spádómr.
Noun
spådom m (definite singular spådommen, indefinite plural spådommer, definite plural spådommene)
Related terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse spádómr.
Noun
spådom m (definite singular spådomen or spådommen, indefinite plural spådomar or spådommar, definite plural spådomane or spådommane)
References
- “spådom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
spådom c
- (countable, uncountable) divination
- (countable, uncountable, by extension) prediction (more generally)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | spådom | spådoms |
| definite | spådomen | spådomens | |
| plural | indefinite | spådomar | spådomars |
| definite | spådomarna | spådomarnas |
See also
- förutsägelse (“prediction”)
- spådam