kíghósti

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰiːɣ.houstɪ/

Noun

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kíghósti m (genitive singular kíghósta, no plural)

  1. (pathology) whooping cough, pertussis

Declension

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