jämmerdal
Swedish
Etymology
Calque of Latin lacrimārum vallis, from Hebrew עמק הבכא (ʿēmeq habbāḵāʾ). By surface analysis, jämmer + dal. Cognate of German Jammertal.
Noun
jämmerdal c
- vale of tears
Declension
Declension of jämmerdal | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | jämmerdal | jämmerdalen | jämmerdalar | jämmerdalarna |
Genitive | jämmerdals | jämmerdalens | jämmerdalars | jämmerdalarnas |
References
- jämmerdal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- jämmerdal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- jämmerdal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)