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Danish
Etymology
Equivalent to spå (“to prophesy”) + -dom (“practice”). From Old Norse spádómr.
Pronunciation
Noun
spådom c (singular definite spådommen, plural indefinite spådomme)
- prophecy (made by a prophet under some kind of inspiration)
- prediction (a probability estimation about the future)
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse spádómr.
Noun
spådom m (definite singular spådommen, indefinite plural spådommer, definite plural spådommene)
- a prediction, prophecy
References
- “spådom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “spådom” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse spádómr.
Noun
spådom m (definite singular spådomen or spådommen, indefinite plural spådomar or spådommar, definite plural spådomane or spådommane)
- a prediction, prophecy
References
Swedish
Etymology
spå + -dom
Noun
spådom c
- (countable, uncountable) divination
- (countable, uncountable, by extension) prediction (more generally)
Declension
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