kjölfar

Icelandic

Etymology

From kjölur (“keel”) +‎ far (“trace, imprint”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰœlˌfaːr/

Noun

kjölfar n (genitive singular kjölfars, nominative plural kjölför)

  1. a wake (the region of recirculating flow immediately behind a moving solid body)
    Synonyms: varsími, rák

Declension

Declension of kjölfar (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kjölfar kjölfarið kjölför kjölförin
accusative kjölfar kjölfarið kjölför kjölförin
dative kjölfari kjölfarinu kjölförum kjölförunum
genitive kjölfars kjölfarsins kjölfara kjölfaranna

Derived terms

  • í kjölfar (“as a result; subsequently”)
  • sigla í sama kjölfar (“to follow in footsteps”)
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