holdsveiki

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Icelandic[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From hold (flesh) +‎ veiki (disease, illness).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔltsˌveiːcɪ/

Noun[edit]

holdsveiki f (genitive singular holdsveiki, no plural)

  1. leprosy (the infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae)

Declension[edit]