sjukdom

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sykdom

Etymology

From Old Norse sjúkdómr (sjuk +‎ -dom).

Noun

sjukdom m (definite singular sjukdommen, indefinite plural sjukdommer, definite plural sjukdommene)

1. illness, sickness, disease

References

• “sjukdom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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sjukdom

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Etymology

From Old Norse sjúkdómr (sjuk +‎ -dom).

Noun

sjukdom m (definite singular sjukdomen or sjukdommen, indefinite plural sjukdomar or sjukdommar, definite plural sjukdomane or sjukdommane)

1. illness, sickness, disease

Synonyms

• sott

References

• “sjukdom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• (obsolete typography) ſjukdom

Etymology

From Old Norse sjúkdómr, sjuk +‎ dom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɧʉːkˌdʊm/

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Noun

sjukdom c

1. disease, illness
   • 1860 August 11, “Botmedel mot kolera [Cure for cholera]”, in Skara Nya Tidning:

     Alla de, ſom under ſjukdomen dagligen intogo 2 gran etiope, blefwo bewarade ifrån ſjukdomen.

     All those who, during the disease, took 2 grain of ethiope daily, were preserved from the disease.

2. sickness

Declension

Related terms

References

• sjukdom in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)