bedstemor
/ˈbɛsdəˌmoːɐ̯/common gender
The Danish word for grandmother is bedstemor.
bedstemor is a common-gender noun used to refer to the mother of one's parent.
Meaning: mother of someone's parent (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of bedstemor is bedstemødre. To indicate possession in the definite form, such as 'the grandmother's', use bedstemorens.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈbɛsdəˌmoːɐ̯/
Did you know?
- The word bedstemor is a compound of bedste, meaning 'best', and mor, meaning 'mother'.
- The words mormor and farmor are compound words combining mor (mother) and far (father) with mor (mother) again.
- Danish has a specific word for a great-grandmother, oldemor, which uses the root olde meaning 'old' or 'ancient'.
Examples in context
- Det er min bedstemor.This is my grandmother.This sentence is useful for identifying a person as your bedstemor.Tatoeba #10697977 by danepo, translation #1744424 by Djef_Messaoudi
- Mary er Toms bedstemor.Mary is Tom's grandmother.This sentence shows how to state that Mary is the bedstemor of Tom.Tatoeba #8272569 by danepo, translation #1030066 by CK
- Min bedstemor er alene.My grandmother is alone.This sentence illustrates a description of your bedstemor.Tatoeba #9771248 by danepo, translation #9771223 by ye3t
- Jeg elsker min bedstemorI love my grandmother
- Kan du bede mormor om at læse en historie for mig?Can you ask Grandma to read me a story?
- Farmor, vil du bage dine berømte boller?Grandma, will you bake your famous buns?
- 23 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their weekend plans.
- FrejaSkal du besøge din familie?Are you going to visit your family?
- MadsJa, jeg skal besøge min bedstemor.Yes, I am going to visit my grandmother.
- FrejaHvor bor din bedstemor?Where does your grandmother live?
- MadsHun bor tæt på København.She lives near Copenhagen.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “grandmother” translations and entries bedstemor, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
