kjaftur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kjaptr or kjǫptr (“jaw; gaping jaws”). Cf. Old Norse kjapta (“to chatter, to gabble”).

See also Icelandic kjaftur and kjafta.

Noun

kjaftur m (genitive singular kjafts, plural kjaftar)

1. mouth (of an animal), jaws
2. mouth, puss, trap
3. muzzle (of a gun etc.)

Declension

m6/m8	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kjaftur	kjafturin	kjaftar	kjaftarnir
Accusative	kjaft	kjaftin	kjaftar	kjaftarnar
Dative	kjafti	kjaftinum	kjaftum/ kjøftum	kjaftunum/ kjøftunum
Genitive	kjafts	kjaftsins	kjafta	kjaftanna

Derived terms

• úlvskjaftur
• hundskjaftur
• gásarkjaftur
• svartkjaftur
• undirkjaftur
• yvirkjaftur
• byrsukjaftur

See also

• múli
• munni
• kjálki
• høka
• munnur
• muður
• vørr
• tunga
• nøs
• oyra
• hálsur
• øksl

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• kjöftur (obsolete)
• (alternative spelling) (obsolete): kjaptur

Etymology

From Old Norse kjaptr. Cognate with Faroese kjaftur, Norwegian kjeft, Danish kæft, and Swedish käft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰaftʏr/

  Rhymes: -aftʏr

Noun

kjaftur m (genitive singular kjafts, nominative plural kjaftar)

1. (of an animal) the chops, or jaws

   Synonyms: kjálki, skoltur, gin

2. (offensive) the mouth

   Synonym: munnur

3. (in compound words) about a person that talks too much

Derived terms

• brúka kjaft (“to talk very disrespectfully to someone”)
• gefa á kjaftinn (“to punch someone in the jaw”)
• halda kjafti (“to shut one's mouth”)
• kjafta (“to jabber”)
• standa með kjaftinn upp í raftinn

 

Compound words:

compound words derived from kjaftur

• byssukjaftur (“the muzzle of a gun”)
• fjarðarkjaftur
• hundskjaftur
• kjaftafag
• kjaftagelgja
• kjaftajárn
• kjaftás
• kjaftband
• kjaftfor
• kjaftfylli
• kjaftháttur
• kjaftól
• kjaftshögg
• kjaftsæri
• kjaftadós
• kjaftakind
• kjaftalómur
• kjaftarifa
• kjaftaskrjóður
• kjaftaskúmur
• kjaftatífa
• kjaftatík
• kjaftatörn
• kjaftavaðall
• kjaftvik
• kjaftæði