kóf

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwōbaz (“thickening”), an o-grade thematic noun related to *kwēbijaną (“to suffocate, choke”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰouːv/
  • Rhymes: -ouːv

Noun

kóf n (genitive singular kófs, no plural)

  1. snowdrift
    Synonym: skafl
  2. thick vapour, thick smoke

Declension

Declension of kóf (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative kóf kófið
accusative kóf kófið
dative kófi kófinu
genitive kófs kófsins
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