harmynthet

Swedish

Etymology

From harmynt (“harelipped”) +‎ -het (“-ness”).

Noun

harmynthet c

1. (medicine, somewhat dated) harelip

Usage notes

According to Svensk ordbok, the preferred terms nowadays are läppspalt (“cleft lip”), käkspalt (“cleft jaw”), and gomspalt (“cleft palate”).

Declension

Declension of harmynthet
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	harmynthet	harmyntheten	—	—
Genitive	harmynthets	harmynthetens	—	—

References

• harmynthet in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• harmynthet in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)