kjölfar

Icelandic

Etymology

From kjölur (“keel”) +‎ far (“trace, imprint”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰœlˌfaːr/

Noun

A wake.

kjölfar n (genitive singular kjölfars, nominative plural kjölför)

1. a wake (the region of recirculating flow immediately behind a moving solid body)

   Synonyms: varsími, rák

Declension

Declension of kjölfar (neuter)

	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

• í kjölfar (“as a result; subsequently”)
• sigla í sama kjölfar (“to follow in footsteps”)