jämmerdal

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Etymology[edit]

Calque of Latin lacrimārum vallis, from Hebrew עמק הבכא (ʿēmeq habbāḵāʾ). By surface analysis, jämmer +‎ dal. Cognate of German Jammertal.

Noun[edit]

jämmerdal c

  1. vale of tears

Declension[edit]

Declension of jämmerdal 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative jämmerdal jämmerdalen jämmerdalar jämmerdalarna
Genitive jämmerdals jämmerdalens jämmerdalars jämmerdalarnas

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