Icelandic

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Kjóll á gínu (A dress on a mannequin).

Etymology

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Borrowed from Danish kjole, contracted from kjortel, cognate to Icelandic kyrtill.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kjóll m (genitive singular kjóls, nominative plural kjólar)

  1. a dress, a frock

Declension

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    Declension of kjóll
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kjóll kjóllinn kjólar kjólarnir
accusative kjól kjólinn kjóla kjólana
dative kjól kjólnum kjólum kjólunum
genitive kjóls kjólsins kjóla kjólanna

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *keulaz.

Noun

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kjóll m (genitive kjóls, plural kjólar)

  1. (poetic, heiti) ship

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • arinkjóll (house, literally hearth-ship)

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: kjóll