fattigdom
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Danish
Etymology
Equivalent to fattig (“poor”) + -dom (“state of”), from Old Norse fátœkdómr.
Pronunciation
Noun
fattigdom c (singular definite fattigdommen, not used in plural form)
Declension
Declension of fattigdom
| common gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fattigdom | fattigdommen |
| genitive | fattigdoms | fattigdommens |
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
fattigdom m (definite singular fattigdommen) (uncountable)
References
- “fattigdom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
fattigdom m (definite singular fattigdomen or fattigdommen) (uncountable)
References
- “fattigdom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
fattigdom c
- poverty (quality or state of being poor)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fattigdom | fattigdoms |
| definite | fattigdomen | fattigdomens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |