jordemoder

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From jord (“ground”) +‎ moder (“mother”). The word refers to the midwife lifting the newborn child up from the ground floor where the mother was lying.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /joːr.moː(ð)ər/, [ˈjoɐ̯ˌmoːðɐ], [ˈjoɐ̯ˌmoɐ̯]

Noun

jordemoder c (singular definite jordemoderen, plural indefinite jordemødre)

  1. midwife (person who assists women in childbirth)

Declension

Declension of jordemoder
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jordemoder jordemoderen jordemødre jordemødrene
genitive jordemoders jordemoderens jordemødres jordemødrenes

Derived terms

  • jordemoderskole

References

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