mormor

mormor

Danish

Etymology

From mor (“mother”) +‎ mor (“mother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔrˀmor/, [ˈmɒˀˌmoɐ̯]

Noun

mormor c (singular definite mormoren or mormoderen, plural indefinite mormødre)

1. maternal grandmother

Inflection

Declension of mormor

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mormor	mormoren mormoderen	mormødre	mormødrene
genitive	mormors	mormorens mormoderens	mormødres	mormødrenes

References

• “mormor” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From mor +‎ mor.

Noun

mormor m or f (definite singular mormora or mormoren, indefinite plural mormødre or mormødrer, definite plural mormødrene)

1. maternal grandmother

References

• “mormor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From mor +‎ mor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹murmuːr/
• (children) IPA^(key): /²mumːu/

Noun

mormor f (definite singular mormora, indefinite plural mormødrer, definite plural mormødrene)

1. maternal grandmother

References

• “mormor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

See also

• morfar
• farmor
• farfar
• godmor, bestemor
• godfar, bestefar

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Swedish

Etymology

mor +‎ mor

Pronunciation

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Noun

mormor c

1. maternal grandmother

Declension

Declension of mormor
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mormor	mormodern	mormödrar	mormödrarna
Genitive	mormors	mormoderns	mormödrars	mormödrarnas