jämmerdal

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Etymology

Calque of Latin lacrimārum vallis, from Hebrew עמק הבכא (ʿēmeq habbāḵāʾ). By surface analysis, jämmer +‎ dal. Cognate of German Jammertal.

Noun

jämmerdal c

  1. vale of tears

Declension

Declension of jämmerdal
nominative genitive
singular indefinite jämmerdal jämmerdals
definite jämmerdalen jämmerdalens
plural indefinite jämmerdalar jämmerdalars
definite jämmerdalarna jämmerdalarnas

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