kólfur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kolfr, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰoulvʏr/
  • Rhymes: -oulvʏr

Noun

kólfur m (genitive singular kólfs, nominative plural kólfar)

  1. clapper (of a bell)
  2. cob, corncob

Declension

Declension of kólfur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kólfur kólfurinn kólfar kólfarnir
accusative kólf kólfinn kólfa kólfana
dative kólfi kólfinum kólfum kólfunum
genitive kólfs kólfsins kólfa kólfanna

Derived terms

  • maískólfur (“corncob”)
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