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Icelandic
Etymology
Calque of English crib death, composed of vagga + dauði.
First seen on print in 1973.[1]
Noun
vöggudauði m (genitive singular vöggudauða, no plural)
- crib death, sudden infant death syndrome
- Synonym: (technical) skyndidauði ungbarna
Declension
Declension of
vöggudauði (
sg-only masculine, based on dauði)
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