kerfi

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɛrvɪ/

  Rhymes: -ɛrvɪ

Noun

kerfi n (genitive singular kerfis, nominative plural kerfi)

1. system, organization

Declension

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

• kerfisfræði
• stýrikerfi
• lotukerfi

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

• tyerfi

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kerven.

Verb

kerfi

1. to carve, to mark with a carving