kústur
Icelandic
Alternative forms
- kústi, kóstur
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish kost (“broom, brush”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰustʏr/
- Rhymes: -ustʏr
Noun
kústur m (genitive singular kústs, nominative plural kústar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kústur | kústurinn | kústar | kústarnir |
| accusative | kúst | kústinn | kústa | kústana |
| dative | kústi | kústinum | kústum | kústunum |
| genitive | kústs | kústsins | kústa | kústanna |
References
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “kústur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Further reading
- “kústur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)