kjaftur
Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse kjaptr or kjǫptr (“jaw; gaping jaws”). Cf. Old Norse kjapta (“to chatter, to gabble”).
See also Icelandic kjaftur and kjafta.
Noun
[edit]kjaftur m (genitive singular kjafts, plural kjaftar)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kjaftur | kjafturin | kjaftar | kjaftarnir |
| accusative | kjaft | kjaftin | kjaftar | kjaftarnar |
| dative | kjafti | kjaftinum | kjaftum, kjøftum | kjaftunum, kjøftunum |
| genitive | kjafts | kjaftsins | kjafta | kjaftanna |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Icelandic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse kjaptr. Cognate with Faroese kjaftur, Norwegian kjeft, Danish kæft, and Swedish käft.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kjaftur m (genitive singular kjafts, nominative plural kjaftar)
- (of an animal) the chops, or jaws
- (offensive) the mouth
- Synonym: munnur
- (in compound words) about a person that talks too much
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- brúka kjaft (“to talk very disrespectfully to someone”)
- gefa á kjaftinn (“to punch someone in the jaw”)
- halda kjafti (“to shut one's mouth”)
- kjafta (“to jabber”)
- standa með kjaftinn upp í raftinn
Compound words:
(compound words derived from kjaftur):
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- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/aftʏr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aftʏr/2 syllables
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic offensive terms