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Faroese
Etymology
From eyð- + -kvæmi; Phono-semantic matching of English AIDS. the literal meaning is: something that infects easily.
Pronunciation
Noun
eyðkvæmi n (genitive singular eyðkvæmis, uncountable)
- (pathology) AIDS
1999, Heimurin í hagtølum og evnum, page 29:Nú í endanum av 1990-árunum verður roknað við, at umleið 2 milliónir av vaksnum fólki fáa eyðkvæmi hvørt ár, og at líka nógv fara at doyggja av sjúkuni.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
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Indefinite
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Definite
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| Nominative
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eyðkvæmi
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eyðkvæmið
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| Accusative
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eyðkvæmi
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eyðkvæmið
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| Dative
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eyðkvæmi
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eyðkvæm(i)num
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| Genitive
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eyðkvæmis
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eyðkvæmisins
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