Noun: løndom
Gender:
Hyphenation:
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | løndom |
| Sg. definite | løndommen |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | løndoms |
| Sg. definite | løndommens |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like løndom
barndom,
jævnstrøm,
jomfrudom,
lægedom,
jødedom,
kristendom,
alderdom,
vekselstrøm,
trældom,
fattigdom,
trolddom,
løndom,
varmestrøm,
ungdom,
visdom,
Etymology
løn + -dom. From Old Danish løndom, cf. Swedish lönndom. Originally a dative plural form of lønd (“secret”) similar construction is stundom), from Old Norse leynd (“secret”). Ultimately from the same root as lyve (“to lie”).
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