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
nominative genitive
singular indefinite harmynthet harmynthets
definite harmyntheten harmynthetens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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