kambur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kambr, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth (animate)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰampʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ampʊɹ

Noun

kambur m (genitive singular kambs, plural kambar)

1. comb
2. a mountain ridge
3. the top of a wave; crest, ridge

Declension

m7	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kambur	kamburin	kambar	kambarnir
Accusative	kamb	kambin	kambar	kambarnar
Dative	kambi	kambinum	kombum	kombunum
Genitive	kambs	kambsins	kamba	kambanna

Derived terms

Derived terms

• aldukambur
• fjallakambur
• greiðkambur, greiðikambur
• herðablaðskambur

• høvuðkambur
• kembikambur
• lúsakambur

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kambr, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth (animate)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰampʏr/
• Rhymes: -ampʏr

Noun

kambur m (genitive singular kambs, nominative plural kambar)

1. comb
2. a comb-like object or feature
3. a ridge or edge (in the landscape)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• fjallakambur
• hanakambur

• lúsakambur
• öldukambur

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Turkish

Noun

kambur (definite accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. hump (deformity of the human back)