vuggestue

Danish

Etymology

From vugge (“cradle”) +‎ stue (“room”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voɡəstuːə/, [ˈʋɔɡ̊əˌsd̥uːu]

Noun

vuggestue c (singular definite vuggestuen, plural indefinite vuggestuer)

  1. daycare, nursery school (institution for the youngest children under the age of 3 years)

Declension

Declension of vuggestue
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vuggestue vuggestuen vuggestuer vuggestuerne
genitive vuggestues vuggestuens vuggestuers vuggestuernes

References

Greenlandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish vuggestue.

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /vuɡɡistui/, [vʊx.xɜs.tʊ.ʷɜ]

Noun

vuggestue

  1. nursery
    Synonym: meeraaqqerivik

References

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