kampur

^def. syn. A police officer with a moustache.

^def. syn. A cat's whiskers.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kanpr, kampr, from Proto-Germanic *kanipaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkʰam̥pʏr/

  Rhymes: -am̥pʏr

Noun

kampur m (genitive singular kamps, plural kampar)

1. (uncommon) mustache
2. (uncommon, in the plural) whiskers

Declension

declension of kampur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kampur	kampurinn	kampar	kamparnir
accusative	kamp	kampinn	kampa	kampana
dative	kampi	kampinum	kömpum	kömpunum
genitive	kamps	kampsins	kampa	kampanna

Derived terms

• brosa í kampinn

Synonyms

• (mustache): yfirvararskegg / yfirvaraskegg, yfirskegg, grön
• (whiskers): veiðihár, kjafthár

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.