deyfing

Icelandic

Etymology

From deyfa (“to numb, anaesthetise”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteiːviŋk/

  Rhymes: -eiːviŋk

Noun

deyfing f (genitive singular deyfingar, nominative plural deyfingar)

1. (medicine) anesthesia

Declension

Declension of deyfing (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	deyfing	deyfingin	deyfingar	deyfingarnar
accusative	deyfingu	deyfinguna	deyfingar	deyfingarnar
dative	deyfingu	deyfingunni	deyfingum	deyfingunum
genitive	deyfingar	deyfingarinnar	deyfinga	deyfinganna

Derived terms

• mænudeyfing

Further reading

• “deyfing” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)