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

Declension

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

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.

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

See also

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

References

• “mormor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• mormoder (uncommon)

Etymology

mor +‎ mor

Pronunciation

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Noun

mormor c

1. maternal grandmother

Declension

Declension of mormor

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mormor	mormors
	definite	mormodern	mormoderns
plural	indefinite	mormödrar	mormödrars
	definite	mormödrarna	mormödrarnas

Derived terms

• mormors hosta (“vanilla custard”)

References

• mormor in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mormor in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)