lönndom

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish løndom, cf. Danish løndom. Originally a dative plural form of lønd (“secret”) (cf. lagom and stundom), from Old Norse leynd (“secret”). Ultimately from the same root as ljuga (“to lie”). The pronunciation has undergone analogy with words ending in -dom (“-dom”), changing the pitch accent from accent 1 to accent 2, and the vowel of the final syllable from /ɔ/ to /ʊ/. See also lönn-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lœnˌdʊm/

Noun

lönndom c (indeclinable)

1. Only used in i lönndom (“in secret”)

References

• lönndom in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)