holdsveiki

Icelandic

Etymology

From hold (“flesh”) +‎ veiki (“disease, illness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔltsˌveiːcɪ/

Noun

holdsveiki f (genitive singular holdsveiki, no plural)

1. leprosy (the infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae)

Declension

Declension of holdsveiki (sg-only feminine, based on veiki)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	holdsveiki	holdsveikin
accusative	holdsveiki	holdsveikina
dative	holdsveiki	holdsveikinni
genitive	holdsveiki	holdsveikinnar