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)

  1. broom
    Synonym: sópur

Declension

Declension of kústur (masculine)
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

  1. ^ 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.)

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