kampur

Icelandic

A police officer with a moustache.

A cat's whiskers.

Etymology

From Old Norse kanpr, kampr, from Proto-Germanic *kanipaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰam̥pʏr/

  Rhymes: -am̥pʏr

Noun

kampur m (genitive singular kamps, nominative plural kampar)

1. (uncommon) mustache
2. (uncommon, in the plural) whiskers

Synonyms

• (mustache): yfirvararskegg / yfirvaraskegg, yfirskegg, grön
• (whiskers): veiðihár, kjafthár

Derived terms

• brosa í kampinn

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)