kúfur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kūbaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰuːvʏr/
    Rhymes: -uːvʏr

Noun

kúfur m (genitive singular kúfs, nominative plural kúfar)

  1. a bulge over the brim of a container which is more than full
  2. the top part of a heap
  3. a tattered old hat
  4. a dark color on the head of an animal which is otherwise light in color

Declension
declension of kúfur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kúfur kúfurinn kúfar kúfarnir
accusative kúf kúfinn kúfa kúfana
dative kúfi kúfinum / kúfnum kúfum kúfunum
genitive kúfs kúfsins kúfa kúfanna

Derived terms
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