bóluefni
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bóla (“smallpox”) + efni (“material”) by comparison with bólusetja (“to vaccinate”), as the first vaccinations inoculated people against smallpox.
Noun[edit]
bóluefni n (genitive singular bóluefnis, nominative plural bóluefni)
Declension[edit]
declension of bóluefni
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bóluefni | bóluefnið | bóluefni | bóluefnin |
| accusative | bóluefni | bóluefnið | bóluefni | bóluefnin |
| dative | bóluefni | bóluefninu | bóluefnum | bóluefnunum |
| genitive | bóluefnis | bóluefnisins | bóluefna | bóluefnanna |
Related terms[edit]
- bólusetja (“to vaccinate”)
- bólusetning (“vaccination”)