kjölfar
See also: Kjölfar
Icelandic
Etymology
From kjölur (“keel”) + far (“trace, imprint”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kjölfar n (genitive singular kjölfars, nominative plural kjölför)
- wake (the region of recirculating flow immediately behind a moving solid body)Template:jump
Declension
| Declension of kjölfar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kjölfar | kjölfarið | kjölför | kjölförin |
| accusative | kjölfar | kjölfarið | kjölför | kjölförin |
| dative | kjölfari | kjölfarinu | kjölförum | kjölförunum |
| genitive | kjölfars | kjölfarsins | kjölfara | kjölfaranna |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- fylgja í kjölfar, fylgja í kjölfarið (to ensue, to follow)
- í kjölfar (resulting from)
- koma í kjölfar
- sigla í sama kjölfar og einhver (to follow in someone's footsteps)
- sigla í sama kjölfar (to follow in footsteps)