Icelandic

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Etymology

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From kveikja (to burn) +‎ þráður (thread).

Noun

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kveikiþráður m (genitive singular kveikiþráðar, nominative plural kveikiþræðir)

  1. (manufacturing, mining, military) A fuse (the mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device).

Declension

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