gigt

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German gicht, a cognate of German Gicht, from Proto-Germanic *jihtiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡiɡd]

Noun

gigt c (singular definite gigten, not used in plural form)

  1. (medicine) rheumatism, arthritis, gout

Declension

Declension of gigt
common
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative gigt gigten
genitive gigts gigtens

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Faroese: gikt
  • Icelandic: gigt

References

Icelandic

Etymology

19th century borrowing from Danish gigt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cɪxt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪxt

Noun

gigt f (genitive singular gigtar, no plural)

  1. rheumatism, arthritis, gout
    Synonym: liðbólga

Declension

Declension of gigt (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative gigt gigtin
accusative gigt gigtina
dative gigt gigtinni
genitive gigtar gigtarinnar
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