kólfur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kolfr, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰoulvʏr/
• Rhymes: -oulvʏr

Noun

kólfur m (genitive singular kólfs, nominative plural kólfar)

1. clapper (of a bell)
2. cob, corncob

Declension

declension of kólfur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kólfur	kólfurinn	kólfar	kólfarnir
accusative	kólf	kólfinn	kólfa	kólfana
dative	kólfi	kólfinum	kólfum	kólfunum
genitive	kólfs	kólfsins	kólfa	kólfanna

Derived terms

• maískólfur (“corncob”)