sykursýki

Icelandic

Etymology

From sykur (“sugar”) +‎ sýki (“illness”).

Noun

sykursýki f (genitive singular sykursýki, no plural)

  1. diabetes

Declension

Declension of sykursýki (sg-only feminine, based on sýki)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative sykursýki sykursýkin
accusative sykursýki sykursýkina
dative sykursýki sykursýkinni
genitive sykursýki sykursýkinnar

Derived terms

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “sykursýki”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
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