eyðni
Icelandic
Etymology
From eyða (“to destroy”) + -ni (“nominal suffix”), referring to the destruction of the immune system and chosen also as phono-semantic matching of English AIDS.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeiðnɪ/
- Rhymes: -eiðnɪ
Noun
eyðni f (genitive singular eyðni, no plural)
- acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS
Declension
declension of eyðni
| f-w2 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eyðni | eyðnin |
| accusative | eyðni | eyðnina |
| dative | eyðni | eyðninni |
| genitive | eyðni | eyðninnar |
Synonyms
- (AIDS): alnæmi
References
- Sapir, Yair; Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2008), “Icelandic: Phonosemantic matching”, in Judith Rosenhouse & Rotem Kowner, editors, Globally speaking: Motives for adopting English vocabulary in other languages, Clevedon-Buffalo-Toronto: Multilingual Matters, pages 19–43