Icelandic

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Etymology

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From dauði (death) +‎ kippur (jerk, twitch).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtøyːðaˌcʰɪhpʏr/

Noun

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dauðakippur m (genitive singular dauðakipps, nominative plural dauðakippir)

  1. death twitch

Declension

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    Declension of dauðakippur
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dauðakippur dauðakippurinn dauðakippir dauðakippirnir
accusative dauðakipp dauðakippinn dauðakippi dauðakippina
dative dauðakipp dauðakippnum dauðakippum dauðakippunum
genitive dauðakipps dauðakippsins dauðakippa dauðakippanna