kjaftur
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kjaptr or kjǫptr (“jaw; gaping jaws”). Cf. Old Norse kjapta (“to chatter, to gabble”).
See also Icelandic kjaftur and kjafta.
Noun edit
kjaftur m (genitive singular kjafts, plural kjaftar)
Declension edit
| m6/m8 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kjaftur | kjafturin | kjaftar | kjaftarnir |
| Accusative | kjaft | kjaftin | kjaftar | kjaftarnar |
| Dative | kjafti | kjaftinum | kjaftum/ kjøftum |
kjaftunum/ kjøftunum |
| Genitive | kjafts | kjaftsins | kjafta | kjaftanna |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Icelandic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kjaptr. Cognate with Faroese kjaftur, Norwegian kjeft, Danish kæft, and Swedish käft.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kjaftur m (genitive singular kjafts, nominative plural kjaftar)
- (of an animal) the chops, or jaws
- (offensive) the mouth
- Synonym: munnur
- (in compound words) about a person that talks too much
Declension edit
declension of kjaftur
Derived terms edit
- brúka kjaft (“to talk very disrespectfully to someone”)
- gefa á kjaftinn (“to punch someone in the jaw”)
- halda kjafti (“to shut one's mouth”)
- kjafta (“to jabber”)
- standa með kjaftinn upp í raftinn
Compound words:
compound words derived from kjaftur
- byssukjaftur (“the muzzle of a gun”)
- fjarðarkjaftur
- hundskjaftur
- kjaftafag
- kjaftagelgja
- kjaftajárn
- kjaftás
- kjaftband
- kjaftfor
- kjaftfylli
- kjaftháttur
- kjaftól
- kjaftshögg
- kjaftsæri
- kjaftadós
- kjaftakind
- kjaftalómur
- kjaftarifa
- kjaftaskrjóður
- kjaftaskúmur
- kjaftatífa
- kjaftatík
- kjaftatörn
- kjaftavaðall
- kjaftvik
- kjaftæði