jordemoder
Danish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]jord + moder, i.e. "earth mother". The word refers to the midwife lifting the newborn child from the ground floor where the mother was lying (Den Danske Ordbog).
Noun
[edit]jordemoder c (singular definite jordemoderen, plural indefinite jordemødre)
- midwife (person who assists women in childbirth)
Inflection
[edit]Declension of jordemoder
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | jordemoder | jordemoderen | jordemødre | jordemødrene |
| genitive | jordemoders | jordemoderens | jordemødres | jordemødrenes |