holdsveiki
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From hold (“flesh”) + veiki (“disease, illness”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
holdsveiki f (genitive singular holdsveiki, no plural)
- leprosy (the infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae)
Declension edit
declension of holdsveiki
| f-w2 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | holdsveiki | holdsveikin |
| accusative | holdsveiki | holdsveikina |
| dative | holdsveiki | holdsveikinni |
| genitive | holdsveiki | holdsveikinnar |