deyfing

Icelandic

Etymology

From deyfa (“to numb, anaesthetise”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteiːviŋk/

  Rhymes: -eiːviŋk

Noun

deyfing f (genitive singular deyfingar, nominative plural deyfingar)

1. (medicine) anesthesia

Declension

declension of deyfing

f-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	deyfing	deyfingin	deyfingar	deyfingarnar
accusative	deyfingu	deyfinguna	deyfingar	deyfingarnar
dative	deyfingu	deyfingunni	deyfingum	deyfingunum
genitive	deyfingar	deyfingarinnar	deyfinga	deyfinganna

Derived terms

• mænudeyfing

Further reading

• “deyfing” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)