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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse barndómr (“childhood”). By surface analysis, barn (“child”) + -dom (“-hood”).
Pronunciation
Noun
barndom c (singular definite barndommen, not used in plural form)
- childhood
Usage notes
In compounds: barndoms-.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse barndómr (“childhood”). By surface analysis, barn (“child”) + -dom (“-hood”).
Pronunciation
Noun
barndom m (definite singular barndommen)
- childhood
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)
- childhood
Derived terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse barndómr (“childhood”). By surface analysis, barn (“child”) + -dom (“-hood”).
Noun
barndom c
- childhood
Declension
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