jomfrufødsel

Danish

Etymology

From jomfru (virgin) + fødsel (birth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɔmfruføsəl/, [ˈjʌmfʁ̥uˌføsl̩], [ˈjʌmfʁ̥oˌføsl̩]

Noun

jomfrufødsel c (singular definite jomfrufødslen or (unofficial) jomfrufødselen, plural indefinite jomfrufødsler)

  1. (biology) virgin birth, parthenogenesis (unfertilized conception)
  2. (Christianity) Virgin Birth (the birth of Christ from the Virgin Mary)

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