fattigdom

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to fattig (poor) +‎ -dom (state of), from Old Norse fátœkdómr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fatidɔmˀ/, [ˈfad̥iˌd̥ʌmˀ]

Noun

fattigdom c (singular definite fattigdommen, not used in plural form)

  1. poverty

Declension

Declension of fattigdom
common
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative fattigdom fattigdommen
genitive fattigdoms fattigdommens

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From fattig +‎ -dom.

Noun

fattigdom m (definite singular fattigdommen) (uncountable)

  1. poverty

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From fattig +‎ -dom.

Noun

fattigdom m (definite singular fattigdomen or fattigdommen) (uncountable)

  1. poverty

References

Swedish

Etymology

fattig +‎ -dom

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

fattigdom c

  1. poverty (quality or state of being poor)

Declension

Declension of fattigdom
nominative genitive
singular indefinite fattigdom fattigdoms
definite fattigdomen fattigdomens
plural indefinite
definite

References