Danish

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Etymology

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From ind (in) +‎ avl (breed); possibly a calque of German Inzucht. Compare also Norwegian innavl, Swedish inavel, English inbreed, Dutch inteelt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /enavˀl/, [ˈenˌɑwˀl]

Noun

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indavl c (singular definite indavlen, not used in plural form)

  1. inbreed, inbreeding

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