sýki

See also: syki

Icelandic

Etymology

Old Norse *sýki, from Proto-Germanic *siukį̄. By surface analysis, sjúkur (“sick”) +‎ -i f (abstract noun suffix).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsiːcɪ/
Rhymes: -iːcɪ

Homophone: síki

Noun

sýki f (genitive singular sýki, nominative plural sýkir)

(usually uncountable) illness, disease (an abnormal condition of the body causing discomfort or dysfunction)
(linguistics) sickness (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense, particularly "Does this exist outside of the compound þágufallssýki?)"?)

Declension

Declension of *sýki* (feminine)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sýki	sýkin	sýkir	sýkirnar
accusative	sýki	sýkina	sýkir	sýkirnar
dative	sýki	sýkinni	sýkjum	sýkjunum
genitive	sýki	sýkinnar	sýkja	sýkjanna

Derived terms

athyglissýki (“thirst for attention”)
áfengissýki, drykkjusýki (“alcoholism”)
drómasýki (“narcolepsy”)
geðhvarfasýki (“bipolar disorder”)
geðsýki (“mental illness”)
iktsýki (“rheumatoid arthritis”)
móðursýki (“hysteria”)
sykursýki (“diabetes”)
vænisýki (“paranoia”)
þágufallssýki (“erroneous use of dative with impersonal verbs”)
öfundsýki (“envy, jealousy”)

Related terms

sjúkur (“sick”, adjective)
sýking f (“infection”)
sýkja (“to infect”)
sýkill m (“pathogen”)

References

^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “sýki”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 1009 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “sýki”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
“sýki” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)