vöggudauði

Icelandic

Etymology

Calque of English crib death, composed of vagga +‎ dauði. First seen on print in 1973.[1]

Noun

vöggudauði m (genitive singular vöggudauða, no plural)

  1. crib death, sudden infant death syndrome
    Synonym: (technical) skyndidauði ungbarna

Declension

Declension of vöggudauði (sg-only masculine, based on dauði)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative vöggudauði vöggudauðinn
accusative vöggudauða vöggudauðann
dative vöggudauða vöggudauðanum
genitive vöggudauða vöggudauðans

References

  1. ^ Alþýðublaðið - 25. maí 1973, p. 2
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