kjölfar
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Icelandic
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Etymology
[edit]From kjölur (“keel”) + far (“trace, imprint”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
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kjölfar n (genitive singular kjölfars, nominative plural kjölför)
- a wake (the region of recirculating flow immediately behind a moving solid body)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of kjölfar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kjölfar | kjölfarið | kjölför | kjölförin |
| accusative | kjölfar | kjölfarið | kjölför | kjölförin |
| dative | kjölfari | kjölfarinu | kjölförum | kjölförunum |
| genitive | kjölfars | kjölfarsins | kjölfara | kjölfaranna |
Derived terms
[edit]- í kjölfar (as a result; subsequently)
- sigla í sama kjölfar (to follow in footsteps)