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)

  1. mouth (of an animal), jaws
  2. mouth, puss, trap
  3. 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
  • úlvskjaftur
  • hundskjaftur
  • gásarkjaftur
  • svartkjaftur
  • undirkjaftur
  • yvirkjaftur
  • byrsukjaftur

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)

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

Declension
declension of kjaftur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
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
  • 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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