bólga
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Nominal formation related to bólginn (“swollen”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bólga f (genitive singular bólgu, nominative plural bólgur)
- an inflammation, a swelling
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bólga | bólgan | bólgur | bólgurnar |
| accusative | bólgu | bólguna | bólgur | bólgurnar |
| dative | bólgu | bólgunni | bólgum | bólgunum |
| genitive | bólgu | bólgunnar | bólgna, bólga | bólgnanna, bólganna |
Derived terms
[edit]- botnlangabólga
- eyrnabólga
- hálsbólga
- heilabólga
- legbólga
- bráð bólga (“acute inflammation”)
- kvefjuboĺga (“catarrhal inflammation”)
- fíbrínútferðarbólga (“fibrinous inflammation”)
- hnúðabólga (“granulomatous inflammation”)
- vessabólga (“serous inflammation”)
- einföld bólga (“simple inflammation”)
- graftarbólga (“suppurative inflammation”)
- ígerðarbólga (“suppurative inflammation”)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “bólga”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)