Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse barndómr (childhood). By surface analysis, barn (child) +‎ -dom (-hood).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /barndɔm/, [ˈb̥ɑːnˌd̥ʌmˀ]

Noun

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barndom c (singular definite barndommen, not used in plural form)

  1. childhood

Usage notes

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In compounds: barndoms-.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse barndómr (childhood). By surface analysis, barn (child) +‎ -dom (-hood).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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barndom m (definite singular barndommen)

  1. childhood

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse barndómr (childhood). By surface analysis, barn (child) +‎ -dom (-hood).

Noun

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barndom m (definite singular barndomen or barndommen)

  1. childhood

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse barndómr (childhood). By surface analysis, barn (child) +‎ -dom (-hood).

Noun

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barndom c

  1. childhood

Declension

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Declension of barndom 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative barndom barndomen
Genitive barndoms barndomens
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References

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