karmur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse karmr, from Proto-Germanic *karmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, to wind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰarmʏr/
  • Rhymes: -armʏr

Noun

karmur m (genitive singular karms, nominative plural karmar)

  1. frame, casing, coaming

Declension

Declension of karmur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative karmur karmurinn karmar karmarnir
accusative karm karminn karma karmana
dative karmi karminum körmum körmunum
genitive karms karmsins karma karmanna

Derived terms

  • dyrakarmur (“door frame”)
  • framrúðukarmur (“windscreen frame”)
  • gluggakarmur (“window frame”)
  • hurðarkarmur
  • lestarkarmur
  • lúgukarmur
  • lúkukarmur
  • stigakarmur
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