kampur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kanpr, kampr, from Proto-Germanic *kanipaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰam̥pʏr/
    Rhymes: -am̥pʏr

Noun

kampur m (genitive singular kamps, nominative plural kampar)

  1. (uncommon) mustache
    Synonyms: yfirvararskegg, yfirvaraskegg, yfirskegg, grön
  2. (uncommon, in the plural) whiskers
    Synonyms: veiðihár, kjafthár

Declension

Declension of kampur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kampur kampurinn kampar kamparnir
accusative kamp kampinn kampa kampana
dative kampi kampinum kömpum kömpunum
genitive kamps kampsins kampa kampanna

Derived terms

  • brosa í kampinn

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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