kjölur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kjǫlr (“a keel”), from Proto-Germanic *keluz, cognates with the Faroese kjølur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰœːlʏr/

  Rhymes: -œːlʏr

Noun

kjölur m (genitive singular kjalar, nominative plural kilir)

1. (nautical) a keel
2. (books) the spine

Declension

Declension of kjölur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kjölur	kjölurinn	kilir	kilirnir
accusative	kjöl	kjölinn	kili	kilina
dative	kili	kilinum	kjölum	kjölunum
genitive	kjalar	kjalarins	kjala	kjalanna

Derived terms

(terms derived from kjölur meaning keel):

• kjöldraga
• kjölfar
• kjölrák
• kjölsljóð
• kjölstóð
• koma á réttan kjöl
• komast á kjöl
• leggja kjöl að skipi
• leika lausum kili, liggja lausum kili, vera á lausum kili
• sigla lausum kili

(terms derived from kjölur meaning a book's spine):

• lesa niður í kjölinn, lesa ofan í kjölinn
• rannsaka niður í kjölinn, rannsaka ofan í kjölinn

See also

• kápa
• spjaldanna á milli
• spjald