kíghósti

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkʰiːɣ.houstɪ/

Noun edit

kíghósti m (genitive singular kíghósta, no plural)

(pathology) whooping cough, pertussis

Declension edit

declension of kíghósti

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

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