kíghósti

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰiːɣ.houstɪ/

Noun

kíghósti m (genitive singular kíghósta, no plural)

1. (pathology) whooping cough, pertussis

Declension

Declension of kíghósti (sg-only masculine)

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