kerfi

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kjarf, kerfi (“bundle”). Compare with Middle High German krēbe (“basket”), and Sanskrit grapsa- "bundle".[1] Also perhaps akin to Old Saxon crybb (and ergo to Modern English crib).[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kerfi n (genitive singular kerfis, nominative plural kerfi)

  1. system, organization

Declension[edit]

declension of kerfi
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kerfi kerfið kerfi kerfin
accusative kerfi kerfið kerfi kerfin
dative kerfi kerfinu kerfum kerfunum
genitive kerfis kerfisins kerfa kerfanna

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Greek etymological dictionary (Beekes)
  2. ^ Encyclo.co.uk

Sranan Tongo[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch kerven.

Verb[edit]

kerfi

  1. to carve, to mark with a carving
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