kelda

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Contents 1 Faroese 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Declension 1.2.2 Synonyms 2 Icelandic 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.2.2 Synonyms

[edit] Faroese

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈtʃɛlda]

[edit] Noun

kelda f.

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

[edit] Declension

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

[edit] Synonyms

bog

• keksi, díki

source

• heimild

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse kelda (“‘a well, a spring’”). Cognate with middle High German qual and quil (German quelle); Danish kilde; Swedish källa (“‘source of a stream of water’”). Compare the English well.

[edit] Noun

kelda f.

1. bog, a stagnant pit in a swampy ground

[edit] Derived terms

• aðalkelda
• betri er krókur en kelda
• keldudrag
• keldufall
• Kelduhverfi
• Kelduneshreppur
• keldustör
• keldusvín
• ölkelda
• ölkelduvatn

[edit] Synonyms

• (a bog): dý, pyttur, fen, veita