gröftur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse grǫftr, from Proto-Germanic *graftuz. Cognate with the Old English græft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrœftʏr/

  Rhymes: -œftʏr

Noun

gröftur m (genitive singular (common) graftar or (rare) graftrar, nominative plural (sometimes proscribed) graftar)

1. the act of digging
2. the act of engraving
3. pus
4. burial, interment
5. remains dug up from a grave

Declension

Declension of gröftur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gröftur	gröfturinn	graftar1	graftarnir1
accusative	gröft	gröftinn	grafta1	graftana1
dative	greftri2, grefti3	greftrinum2, greftinum3	gröftum1	gröftunum1
genitive	graftar2, graftrar3	graftarins2, graftrarins3	grafta1,2, graftra1,3	graftanna1,2, graftranna1,3

¹Sometimes proscribed.
²Common.
³Rare.

Derived terms

• graftarkýli
• grefta
• greftra

Related terms

• gröf