kubbur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kubbr, from the same ultimate source as kobbi (“seal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰʏpːʏr/
• Rhymes: -ʏpːʏr

Noun

kubbur m (genitive singular kubbs, nominative plural kubbar)

1. block of wood
2. (computing) chip

Declension

Declension of kubbur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kubbur	kubburinn	kubbar	kubbarnir
accusative	kubb	kubbinn	kubba	kubbana
dative	kubbi, kubb	kubbnum	kubbum	kubbunum
genitive	kubbs	kubbsins	kubba	kubbanna

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “393-98”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 393-98

Further reading

• “kubbur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)