Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From a nautical lexicon, from kös (heap [of fish]) +‎ heitur (hot).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːsˌheiːtʏr/

Adjective edit

kasheitur

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    • 1950 Sjómannablaðið Víkingur ("the Fisherman Newspaper Viking")[2]
      Alltaf lagði sama væmna rotnunarþefinn upp úr kasheitum skipunum.
      Always the same cloying smell of decay emanated from the [heap-hot] ships.

Inflection edit

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