rugemor

Danish

Alternative forms
  • rugemoder

Etymology

From ruge (“to brood, incubate”) +‎ mor (“mother”). [from 1983]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ruːəmor/, [ˈʁuːəˌmoɐ̯]

Noun

rugemor c (singular definite rugemoren, plural indefinite rugemødre)

  1. surrogate mother (woman who gives birth to a child not her own)

Inflection
Declension of rugemor
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rugemor rugemoren rugemødre rugemødrene
genitive rugemors rugemorens rugemødres rugemødrenes

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