kúfur

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited 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 (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kúfur kúfurinn kúfar kúfarnir
accusative kúf kúfinn kúfa kúfana
dative kúfi kúfnum, kúfinum kúfum kúfunum
genitive kúfs kúfsins kúfa kúfanna

Derived terms

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