eyðni

Icelandic

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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: /ˈeiðnɪ/

  Rhymes: -eiðnɪ

Noun

eyðni f (genitive singular eyðni, uncountable)

1. acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS ^syn.

Declension

declension of eyðni

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

Synonyms

• (AIDS): ^def. alnæmi