bólga

Icelandic

Etymology

Nominal formation related to bólginn (“swollen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoulka/

  Rhymes: -oulka

Noun

bólga f (genitive singular bólgu, nominative plural bólgur)

1. an inflammation, a swelling

Declension

Declension of bólga (feminine)

	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

• 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

• bólginn
• bólgna