kjölfar

Icelandic

Etymology

From kjölur (“keel”) +‎ far (“trace, imprint”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰœlˌfaːr/

Noun

A wake.

kjölfar n (genitive singular kjölfars, nominative plural kjölför)

1. a wake (the region of recirculating flow immediately behind a moving solid body)

   Synonyms: varsími, rák

Declension

declension of kjölfar

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kjölfar	kjölfarið	kjölför	kjölförin
accusative	kjölfar	kjölfarið	kjölför	kjölförin
dative	kjölfari	kjölfarinu	kjölförum	kjölförunum
genitive	kjölfars	kjölfarsins	kjölfara	kjölfaranna

Derived terms

• í kjölfar (as a result; subsequently)
• sigla í sama kjölfar (to follow in footsteps)