kerfi

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kerfi, kjarf (“bundle”). Compare with Middle High German krēbe (“basket”), and Sanskrit ग्रप्स (grapsa, “bundle”). Also perhaps akin to Old Saxon crybb (and ergo to English crib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɛrvɪ/

  Rhymes: -ɛrvɪ

Noun

kerfi n (genitive singular kerfis, nominative plural kerfi)

1. system, organization

Declension

Declension of kerfi (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kerfi	kerfið	kerfi	kerfin
accusative	kerfi	kerfið	kerfi	kerfin
dative	kerfi	kerfinu	kerfum	kerfunum
genitive	kerfis	kerfisins	kerfa	kerfanna

Derived terms

• kerfisfræði
• lotukerfi
• stýrikerfi
• vistkerfi

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

• tyerfi

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kerven.

Verb

kerfi

1. to carve, to mark with a carving