kjaftur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kjaptr or kjǫptr (“jaw; gaping jaws”). Cf. Old Norse kjapta (“to chatter, to gabble”).

See also Icelandic kjaftur and kjafta.

Noun

kjaftur m (genitive singular kjafts, plural kjaftar)

mouth (of an animal), jaws
mouth, puss, trap
muzzle (of a gun etc.)

Declension

m6/m8	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kjaftur	kjafturin	kjaftar	kjaftarnir
Accusative	kjaft	kjaftin	kjaftar	kjaftarnar
Dative	kjafti	kjaftinum	kjaftum/ kjøftum	kjaftunum/ kjøftunum
Genitive	kjafts	kjaftsins	kjafta	kjaftanna

Derived terms

See also

Icelandic

Alternative forms

kjöftur (obsolete)
(alternative spelling) (obsolete): kjaptur

Etymology

From Old Norse kjaptr. Cognate with Faroese kjaftur, Norwegian kjeft, Danish kæft, and Swedish käft.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈcʰaftʏr/
Rhymes: -aftʏr

Noun

kjaftur m (genitive singular kjafts, nominative plural kjaftar)

(of an animal) the chops, or jaws
Synonyms: kjálki, skoltur, gin
(offensive) the mouth
Synonym: munnur
(in compound words) about a person that talks too much

Declension

declension of kjaftur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	kjaftur	kjafturinn	kjaftar	kjaftarnir
accusative	kjaft	kjaftinn	kjafta	kjaftana
dative	kjafti	kjaftinum	kjöftum	kjöftunum
genitive	kjafts	kjaftsins	kjafta	kjaftanna

Derived terms

brúka kjaft (“to talk very disrespectfully to someone”)
gefa á kjaftinn (“to punch someone in the jaw”)
halda kjafti (“to shut one's mouth”)
kjafta (“to jabber”)
standa með kjaftinn upp í raftinn

Compound words:

compound words derived from kjaftur

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