Danish

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Etymology

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From barn (child) +‎ sygdom (disease, sickness). Compare German Kinderkrankheit, Norwegian barnesykdom and Swedish barnsjukdom.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bœrnəsyːdɔm/, [ˈb̥œ̞ɐ̯nəˈsyːˌd̥ʌm]

Noun

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børnesygdom c (singular definite børnesygdommen, plural indefinite børnesygdomme)

  1. childhood disease
  2. teething troubles

Inflection

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