eyðni

Icelandic

Etymology

From eyða (“to destroy”) +‎ -ni (“nominal suffix”), referring to the destruction of the immune system and chosen also for its phonetic similarity to English AIDS.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeiðnɪ/
Rhymes: -eiðnɪ

Noun

eyðni f (genitive singular eyðni, no plural)

acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS ^syn.

Declension

declension of eyðni

	indefinite	definite
f-w2	singular
nominative	eyðni	eyðnin
accusative	eyðni	eyðnina
dative	eyðni	eyðninni
genitive	eyðni	eyðninnar

Synonyms

(AIDS):^def. alnæmi

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