barnsäng

Swedish

Etymology

From barn (“child”) +‎ säng (“bed”).

Noun

barnsäng c

  1. a bed that women lie on when giving birth
    dö i barnsäng
    to die in childbirth
  2. (by extension) the postpartum period
  3. crib, cot (bed designed for infants or small children)

Declension
Declension of barnsäng 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative barnsäng barnsängen barnsängar barnsängarna
Genitive barnsängs barnsängens barnsängars barnsängarnas

References
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