trældom

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to træl (“thrall”) +‎ -dom. From Old Norse þrældómr (“thralldom”), cognate with Norwegian trelldom, Swedish träldom. English thralldom is borrowed from Old Norse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtˢʁ̥alˌd̥ʌmˀ], [ˈtˢʁ̥ɑlˌd̥ʌmˀ]

Noun

trældom c (singular definite trældommen, not used in plural form)

  1. thralldom, bondage, slavery
    Coordinate term: slaveri

Inflection

Declension of trældom
common
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative trældom trældommen
genitive trældoms trældommens

References

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