modersmål

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Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈmoːðʌsˌmɔˀl/

Noun[edit]

modersmål n (singular definite modersmålet, plural indefinite modersmål)

first language, mother tongue, native language

Declension[edit]

Declension of modersmål

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	modersmål	modersmålet	modersmål	modersmålene
genitive	modersmåls	modersmålets	modersmåls	modersmålenes

Further reading[edit]

“modersmål” in Den Danske Ordbog
“modersmål” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish modhor mal, modhers mal. Compare Icelandic móðurmáli. From moders (“mother's”) + mål (“language”).

Noun[edit]

modersmål n

first language, mother tongue, native language

Declension[edit]

Declension of modersmål
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	modersmål	modersmålet	modersmål	modersmålen
Genitive	modersmåls	modersmålets	modersmåls	modersmålens

Further reading[edit]

modersmål in Svensk ordbok.

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