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”)