forstoppelse

Danish

Etymology

From forstoppe +‎ -else

Noun

forstoppelse c (definite singular forstoppelsen, indefinite plural forstoppelser, definite plural forstoppelserne)

  1. a blockage
  2. (medicine) constipation

Usage notes

Mainly used in singular form.

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the older verb forstoppe +‎ -else (forstoppe is still current in Danish)

Noun

forstoppelse m (definite singular forstoppelsen, indefinite plural forstoppelser, definite plural forstoppelsene)

  1. constipation

Synonyms

See also
  • forstopping (Nynorsk)

References
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