kafli

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kafli, from Proto-Germanic *kablaz (“round piece of wood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaplɪ/

  Rhymes: -aplɪ

Noun

kafli m (genitive singular kafla, nominative plural kaflar)

1. chapter (of a book, etc.)

   Synonym: kapítuli

   Síðasti kafli bókarinnar var frábær.

   The last chapter of the book was great.

   Þetta var mikilvægur kafli í sögu landsins.

   It was an important chapter of the country's history.

2. (music) movement

Declension

Declension of kafli (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kafli	kaflinn	kaflar	kaflarnir
accusative	kafla	kaflann	kafla	kaflana
dative	kafla	kaflanum	köflum	köflunum
genitive	kafla	kaflans	kafla	kaflanna