sýkill

Icelandic

Etymology

From sýkja +‎ -ill.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsiːcɪtl/
Rhymes: -iːcɪtl

Noun

sýkill m (genitive singular sýkils, nominative plural sýklar)

pathogen, germ

Declension

declension of sýkill

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	sýkill	sýkillinn	sýklar	sýklarnir
accusative	sýkil	sýkilinn	sýkla	sýklana
dative	sýkli	sýklinum	sýklum	sýklunum
genitive	sýkils	sýkilsins	sýkla	sýklanna

Derived terms

sýklalyf (“antibiotic”)

Further reading

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

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