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”)