ungdom
Danish
Etymology
From ung (“young”) + -dom (“-dom, -hood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔnɡdɔm/, [ˈɔŋˌd̥ʌm]
Noun
ungdom c (singular definite ungdommen, plural indefinite ungdommer)
- youth (quality or state of being young)
- youth (part of life following childhood)
- youth (young persons, collectively)
- (archaic, countable) youth (young person)
Declension
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ungdom | ungdommen | ungdommer | ungdommerne |
genitive | ungdoms | ungdommens | ungdommers | ungdommernes |
Derived terms
- ungdommelig
- ungdomsforelskelse
Further reading
- ungdom on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
ungdom m (definite singular ungdommen, indefinite plural ungdommer, definite plural ungdommene)
- (uncountable) youth, adolescence (period of life when one is young)
- (countable) a youth or young person, an adolescent
- (collectively, in singular form) young people, youth, adolescents
Derived terms
References
- “ungdom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ʊŋːˌdʊmː/, /²ʊŋːˌdɔmː/
Noun
ungdom m (definite singular ungdomen or ungdommen, indefinite plural ungdomar or ungdommar, definite plural ungdomane or ungdommane)
- (uncountable) youth, adolescence (period of life when one is young)
- (countable) a youth or young person, an adolescent
- (collectively, in singular form) young people, youth, adolescents
Derived terms
- ungdomsherberge
- ungdomsskole, ungdomsskule
- ungdomstid
References
- “ungdom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
ungdom c
- (countable) youth; young person; teenager, youngster
- (uncountable) youth; part of life following childhood
- (uncountable) youth; state or condition of being young
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | ungdom | ungdoms |
definite | ungdomen | ungdomens | |
plural | indefinite | ungdomar | ungdomars |
definite | ungdomarna | ungdomarnas |