kelda
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kelda (“a well, a spring”), from Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ, cognate with Norwegian kjelde, Swedish källa, Danish kilde. Derived from *kaldaz (“cold”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kelda f (genitive singular keldu, plural keldur)
Declension edit
Declension of kelda | ||||
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f1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kelda | keldan | keldur | keldurnar |
accusative | keldu | kelduna | keldur | keldurnar |
dative | keldu | kelduni | keldum | keldunum |
genitive | keldu | keldunnar | kelda | keldanna |
Synonyms edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kelda (“a well, a spring”), from Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ, cognate with Norwegian kjelde, Swedish källa, Danish kilde. Derived from *kaldaz (“cold”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kelda f (genitive singular keldu, nominative plural keldur)
Declension edit
declension of kelda
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Kristang edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
kelda
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ. Cognate with Old English ċelde.
Noun edit
kelda f
Derived terms edit
- keldulækr (a stream from a well)
- kelduskítr (synonyms myriskýtr; a snipe, a nickname)
- keldusog (the outlet of a spring or well)
- keldusvín (a hedgehog)
- Keldur
- Kelduhverfi
- Keldhverfingar (those from Kelduhverfi)
- krjúpa at keldu (confer the Icelandic vatna lömbum)
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: kelda
- Faroese: kelda
- Norwegian: kjelde
- Swedish: källa
- Danish: kilde
- → Norwegian Bokmål: kilde
References edit
- “kelda”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press