karmur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse karmr, from Proto-Germanic *karmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, to wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰarmʏr/
• Rhymes: -armʏr

Noun

karmur m (genitive singular karms, nominative plural karmar)

1. frame, casing, coaming

Declension

Declension of karmur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	karmur	karmurinn	karmar	karmarnir
accusative	karm	karminn	karma	karmana
dative	karmi	karminum	körmum	körmunum
genitive	karms	karmsins	karma	karmanna

Derived terms

• dyrakarmur (“door frame”)
• framrúðukarmur (“windscreen frame”)
• gluggakarmur (“window frame”)
• hurðarkarmur
• lestarkarmur
• lúgukarmur
• lúkukarmur
• stigakarmur