gröftur

Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse grǫftr, from Proto-Germanic *graftuz. Cognate with the Old English græft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrœftʏr/

  Rhymes: -œftʏr

Noun

gröftur m (genitive singular graftar, nominative plural greftir)

1. the act of digging
2. the act of engraving
3. pus
4. burial, interment
5. remains dug up from a grave

Declension

declension of gröftur

m-s3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gröftur	gröfturinn	greftir	greftirnir
accusative	gröft	gröftinn	grefti	greftina
dative	grefti	greftinum	gröftum	gröftunum
genitive	graftar	graftarins	grafta	graftanna

Note: in the dative and genitive, the forms greftri and graftrar, respectively, are sometimes used.

Derived terms

• graftarkýli
• grefta
• greftra

Related terms

• gröf