kelda

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kelda (a well, a spring), from Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ, cognate with Norwegian kjelde, Swedish källa, Danish kilde. Derived from *kaldaz (cold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃʰɛlta/

Noun

kelda f (genitive singular keldu, plural keldur)

  1. spring
  2. bog, swamp
  3. source
  4. (anatomy) fontanelle
  5. ice hole

Declension

Declension of kelda
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kelda keldan keldur keldurnar
accusative keldu kelduna keldur keldurnar
dative keldu kelduni keldum keldunum
genitive keldu keldunnar kelda keldanna

Synonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kelda (a well, a spring), from Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ, cognate with Norwegian kjelde, Swedish källa, Danish kilde. Derived from *kaldaz (cold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɛlta/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlta

Noun

kelda f (genitive singular keldu, nominative plural keldur)

  1. a bog, a stagnant pit in a swampy ground

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Kristang

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kelder.

Noun

kelda

  1. tombstone

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ. Cognate with Old English ċelde.

Noun

kelda f

  1. a well, a spring

Derived terms

  • keldulækr (a stream from a well)
  • kelduskítr (synonyms myriskýtr; a snipe, a nickname)
  • keldusog (the outlet of a spring or well)
  • keldusvín (a hedgehog)
  • Keldur
  • Kelduhverfi
  • Keldhverfingar (those from Kelduhverfi)
  • krjúpa at keldu (confer the Icelandic vatna lömbum)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kelda
  • Faroese: kelda
  • Norwegian: kjelde
  • Swedish: källa
  • Danish: kilde
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kilde

References

  • kelda”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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