kíghósti

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish kighoste, the latter component adapted to its regular Icelandic form, hósti (“cough”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰiːɣ.houstɪ/

Noun

kíghósti m (genitive singular kíghósta, no plural)

  1. (pathology) whooping cough, pertussis

Declension
declension of kíghósti
m-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative kíghósti kíghóstinn
accusative kíghósta kíghóstann
dative kíghósta kíghóstanum
genitive kíghósta kíghóstans
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