klauf

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰløyːv/
  • Rhymes: -øyːv

Noun

klauf f (genitive singular klaufar, nominative plural klaufir or (much less common) klaufar)

  1. hoof
  2. claw (of a hammer)
  3. slit, slash (in a dress or skirt)

Declension

Declension of klauf (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative klauf klaufin klaufir, klaufar1 klaufirnar, klaufarnar1
accusative klauf klaufina klaufir, klaufar1 klaufirnar, klaufarnar1
dative klauf klaufinni klaufum klaufunum
genitive klaufar klaufarinnar klaufa, klaufna2 klaufanna, klaufnanna2

1Much less common.
2Regional.

Derived terms

  • klaufdýr (“ungulate”)

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “klauf”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “klauf” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Norse

Verb

klauf

  1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of kljúfa
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