kúfur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kūbaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰuːvʏr/

  Rhymes: -uːvʏr

Noun

kúfur m (genitive singular kúfs, nominative plural kúfar)

1. a bulge over the brim of a container which is more than full
2. the top part of a heap
3. a tattered old hat
4. a dark color on the head of an animal which is otherwise light in color

Declension

declension of kúfur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kúfur	kúfurinn	kúfar	kúfarnir
accusative	kúf	kúfinn	kúfa	kúfana
dative	kúfi	kúfinum / kúfnum	kúfum	kúfunum
genitive	kúfs	kúfsins	kúfa	kúfanna

Derived terms

• kúfa