keipur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse keipr, from Proto-Germanic *kaipaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰeiːpʏr/
  • Rhymes: -eiːpʏr

Noun

keipur m (genitive singular keips, nominative plural keipar)

  1. (nautical) thole
  2. (nautical) rowlock, oarlock

Declension
declension of keipur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative keipur keipurinn keipar keiparnir
accusative keip keipinn keipa keipana
dative keipi / keip keipnum keipum keipunum
genitive keips keipsins keipa keipanna

Derived terms
  • keipa (“to angle, to fish with line and tackle”)
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