klefi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse klefi, from Proto-Germanic *klebô (“chamber, cell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰlɛːvɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛːvɪ

Noun

klefi m (genitive singular klefa, nominative plural klefar)

1. compartment (on a train, etc.)
2. cell, prison cell
3. cabin (on a ship)

Declension

Declension of klefi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klefi	klefinn	klefar	klefarnir
accusative	klefa	klefann	klefa	klefana
dative	klefa	klefanum	klefum	klefunum
genitive	klefa	klefans	klefa	klefanna

Derived terms

• búningsklefi (“changing room, locker room”)
• fangaklefi (“prison cell”)
• mátunarklefi (“fitting room, changing room”)
• símaklefi (“phone booth”)
• svefnklefi (“sleeping car”)

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “klefi”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Anagrams

• fleki

Ido

Noun

klefi

1. plural of klefo