Faroese

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Etymology

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From apa +‎ pokur

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛaːʰpʊˌpʰɔkʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkʊɹ
  • Hyphenation: a‧pu‧po‧kur

Noun

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apupokur f pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural apupoka)

  1. (pathology, virology) monkeypox, mpox
    Synonym: apukoppar
    • 2022 May 23, Alda Nielsdóttir, “Apupokur komnar til Danmarkar [Monkeypox has arrived in Denmark]”, in dagur.fo[1]:
      Í dag upplýsir danska heilsumálaráðið, at fyrsit tilburðurin av apupokum er staðfestur í Danmark.
      Today, the Danish Ministry of Health informs that the first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Denmark.

Declension

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Declension of apupokur (plural only)
f1p plural
indefinite definite
nominative apupokur apupokurnar
accusative apupokur apupokurnar
dative apupokum apupokunum
genitive apupoka apupokanna