kjöt

See also: kjot and kjøt

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• ket (regional, dated)

Etymology

From Old Norse kjǫt, from Proto-Germanic *ketwą. Cognate with Danish kød, Faroese kjøt, Norwegian Bokmål kjøtt, Norwegian Nynorsk kjøt, kjøtt, and Swedish kött.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰjœːt/

  Rhymes: -œːt

Noun

kjöt n (genitive singular kjöts, no plural)

1. meat

Derived terms

• hrossakjöt (“horsemeat”)
• kjötbolla (“meatball”)
• kjötborð (“meat counter”)
• kjötbúð (“butcher shop”)
• kjötfars (“sausage meat”)
• kjöthakk (“minced meat”)
• kjötkássa (“hash”)
• kjötkraftur (“bouillon, stock”)
• kjötkveðjuhátíð (“carnival”)
• kjötmikill
• kjötréttur (“meat dish”)
• kjötsúpa (“clear soup containing meat”)
• kjötæta (“carnivore”)
• lambakjöt (“lamb”)
• nautakjöt (“beef”)
• súpukjöt (“meat, especially mutton, for making soup”)
• svínakjöt (“pork”)
• ungnautakjöt (“veal”)