barnebarn

Danish

Etymology

From barne- (“child”) +‎ -barn (“child”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈb̥ɑːnəˌb̥ɑˀn]

Noun

barnebarn n (singular definite barnebarnet, plural indefinite børnebørn)

1. grandchild (child of someone’s child)

Inflection

Declension of barnebarn

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	barnebarn	barnebarnet	børnebørn	børnebørnene
genitive	barnebarns	barnebarnets	børnebørns	børnebørnenes

References

• “barnebarn” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From barn +‎ -e- +‎ barn, originally from Old Norse barnabǫrn pl.

Noun

barnebarn n (definite singular barnebarnet, indefinite plural barnebarn, definite plural barnebarna or barnebarnene)

1. a grandchild (child of someone’s child)

References

• “barnebarn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

barn +‎ barn; from Old Norse barnabǫrn pl.

Noun

barnebarn n (definite singular barnebarnet, indefinite plural barneborn or barnebarn, definite plural barneborna or barnebarna)

1. a grandchild (as above)

References

• “barnebarn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.