holdsveiki

Icelandic

Etymology

From hold (“flesh”) +‎ veiki (“disease, illness”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔltsˌveiːcɪ/

Noun

holdsveiki f (genitive singular holdsveiki, no plural)

  1. leprosy (the infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae)

Declension
declension of holdsveiki
f-w2 singular
indefinite definite
nominative holdsveiki holdsveikin
accusative holdsveiki holdsveikina
dative holdsveiki holdsveikinni
genitive holdsveiki holdsveikinnar
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