kitla

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kitla, from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną. More at kittle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɪhtla/
  • Rhymes: -ɪhtla

Verb

kitla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kitlaði, supine kitlað)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, governs the accusative) to tickle
    Ekki kitla mig!
    Don't tickle me!
  2. (impersonal) to be ticklish
    Mig kitlar.
    I'm ticklish.
    Kitlar þig?
    Are you ticklish?
    Mig kitlar í nefið.
    My nose tickles.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from English kettle, from Proto-Germanic *katilaz. Borrowed in the 19th century when the Maltese were yet little acquainted with the English language, hence treated phonetically and morphologically like a native word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪt.la/

Noun

kitla f (plural ktieli)

  1. kettle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • kitle (e- and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse kitla, from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną.

Verb

kitla (present tense kitlar, past tense kitla, past participle kitla, passive infinitive kitlast, present participle kitlande, imperative kitla/kitl)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to tickle
  • kital (ticklish)
  • kitlen (ticklish)

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kitilōną.

Verb

kitla (past participle kitlaðr)

  1. to tickle

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kitla
  • Faroese: kitla
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kitla, kitle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kile, kisle, kitle
  • Old Swedish: kitla, kitzla
  • Danish: kilde, kildre

References

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