lammelse

Danish

Etymology

From lamme +‎ -else.

Noun

lammelse c (singular definite lammelsen, plural indefinite lammelser)

1. paralysis

Inflection

Declension of lammelse

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lammelse	lammelsen	lammelser	lammelserne
genitive	lammelses	lammelsens	lammelsers	lammelsernes

References

• “lammelse” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “lammelse” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From lamme (“to paralyze”) +‎ -else (“action/result-forming noun suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlam.məl.sə/, [ˈlamː.əl.sə]
• Rhymes: -əlsə
• Hyphenation: lam‧mel‧se

Noun

lammelse m (definite singular lammelsen, indefinite plural lammelser, definite plural lammelsene)

1. (medicine, pathology) paralysis, palsy; the loss of the ability of a muscle or muscle group to contract, resulting in a loss of motor function

   Synonym: paralyse

   • 1911, Sigrid Undset, Jenny, page 30:

     hun led av en lammelse i det ene ben og hinket

     she suffered from a paralysis in one leg and limped

2. (figurative) paralysis, standstill, stoppage; a halt or cessation of normal activity or function

   Synonyms: paralyse, stagnasjon, stillstand

   En fullstendig lammelse av trafikken. ― A complete paralysis of the traffic.

3. (psychology, figurative) paralysis; a state of being unable to act or lacking initiative, often caused by shock, terror, or despair

   Synonym: handlingslammelse

   • 1882, Alexander L. Kielland, Skipper Worse, page 195:

     der lå i hans vesen en lammelse, som hindret ham fra handling

     there lay in his being a paralysis, which hindered him from action

Derived terms

• ansiktslammelse (“facial paralysis”)
• barnelammelse (“polio, infantile paralysis”)
• handlingslammelse (“inability to act, paralysis”)
• hjernelammelse (“cerebral palsy”)
• søvnlammelse (“sleep paralysis”)

References

• “lammelse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “lammelse” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).