kjaftur
Faroese
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse kjaptr or kjǫptr (“jaw; gaping jaws”). Cf. Old Norse kjapta (“to chatter, to gabble”).
See also Icelandic kjaftur and kjafta.
Noun
editkjaftur m (genitive singular kjafts, plural kjaftar)
Declension
editm6/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
editSee also
editIcelandic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse kjaptr. Cognate with Faroese kjaftur, Norwegian kjeft, Danish kæft, and Swedish käft.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkjaftur m (genitive singular kjafts, nominative plural kjaftar)
- (of an animal) the chops, or jaws
- (offensive) the mouth
- Synonym: munnur
- (in compound words) about a person that talks too much
Declension
editdeclension of kjaftur
Derived terms
edit- 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
- byssukjaftur (“the muzzle of a gun”)
- fjarðarkjaftur
- hundskjaftur
- kjaftafag
- kjaftagelgja
- kjaftajárn
- kjaftás
- kjaftband
- kjaftfor
- kjaftfylli
- kjaftháttur
- kjaftól
- kjaftshögg
- kjaftsæri
- kjaftadós
- kjaftakind
- kjaftalómur
- kjaftarifa
- kjaftaskrjóður
- kjaftaskúmur
- kjaftatífa
- kjaftatík
- kjaftatörn
- kjaftavaðall
- kjaftvik
- kjaftæði
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- Icelandic 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/aftʏr
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- Icelandic lemmas
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