keipur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse keipr, from Proto-Germanic *kaipaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰeiːpʏr/
  • Rhymes: -eiːpʏr

Noun

keipur m (genitive singular keips, nominative plural keipar)

  1. (nautical) thole
  2. (nautical) rowlock, oarlock

Declension

Declension of keipur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative keipur keipurinn keipar keiparnir
accusative keip keipinn keipa keipana
dative keip, keipi keipnum keipum keipunum
genitive keips keipsins keipa keipanna

Derived terms

  • keipa (“to angle, to fish with line and tackle”)
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