kúfur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kūbaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰuːvʏr/

  Rhymes: -uːvʏr

Noun

kúfur m (genitive singular kúfs, nominative plural kúfar)

1. a bulge over the brim of a container which is more than full
2. the top part of a heap
3. a tattered old hat
4. a dark color on the head of an animal which is otherwise light in color

Declension

Declension of kúfur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kúfur	kúfurinn	kúfar	kúfarnir
accusative	kúf	kúfinn	kúfa	kúfana
dative	kúfi	kúfnum, kúfinum	kúfum	kúfunum
genitive	kúfs	kúfsins	kúfa	kúfanna

Derived terms

• kúfa