eyðkvæmi

Faroese
FWOTD – 1 December 2021

Etymology

From eyð- +‎ -kvæmi; Phono-semantic matching of English AIDS. the literal meaning is: something that infects easily.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛʰkːˌvɛaːmɪ/

Noun

eyðkvæmi n (genitive singular eyðkvæmis, uncountable)

  1. (pathology) AIDS
    • 1999, Heimurin í hagtølum og evnum, page 29:
      Nú í endanum av 1990-árunum verður roknað við, at umleið 2 milliónir av vaksnum fólki fáa eyðkvæmi hvørt ár, og at líka nógv fara at doyggja av sjúkuni.
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Declension
n24s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative eyðkvæmi eyðkvæmið
Accusative eyðkvæmi eyðkvæmið
Dative eyðkvæmi eyðkvæm(i)num
Genitive eyðkvæmis eyðkvæmisins
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