sýkill

Icelandic

Etymology

From sýkja +‎ -ill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːcɪtl/
• Rhymes: -iːcɪtl

Noun

sýkill m (genitive singular sýkils, nominative plural sýklar)

1. pathogen, germ

Declension

declension of sýkill

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sýkill	sýkillinn	sýklar	sýklarnir
accusative	sýkil	sýkilinn	sýkla	sýklana
dative	sýkli	sýklinum	sýklum	sýklunum
genitive	sýkils	sýkilsins	sýkla	sýklanna

Derived terms

• sýklalyf (“antibiotic”)

Further reading

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