kjöt

See also: kjot and kjøt

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse kjǫt, from Proto-Germanic *ketwą. Cognate with Danish kød, Faroese kjøt, Norwegian Bokmål kjøtt, Norwegian Nynorsk kjøt, kjøtt, and Swedish kött.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cʰœːt/
    Rhymes: -œːt

Noun

kjöt n (genitive singular kjöts, no plural)

  1. meat

Declension

Declension of kjöt (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative kjöt kjötið
accusative kjöt kjötið
dative kjöti kjötinu
genitive kjöts kjötsins

Derived terms

  • hrossakjöt (horsemeat)
  • kjötbolla (meatball)
  • kjötborð (meat counter)
  • kjötbúð (butcher shop)
  • kjötfars (sausage meat)
  • kjöthakk (minced meat)
  • kjötkássa (hash)
  • kjötkraftur (bouillon, stock)
  • kjötkveðjuhátíð (carnival)
  • kjötmikill
  • kjötréttur (meat dish)
  • kjötsúpa (clear soup containing meat)
  • kjötæta (carnivore)
  • lambakjöt (lamb)
  • nautakjöt (beef)
  • súpukjöt (meat, especially mutton, for making soup)
  • svínakjöt (pork)
  • ungnautakjöt (veal)