kjölfar

See also: Kjölfar

Icelandic

Etymology

From kjölur (“keel”) +‎ far (“trace, imprint”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈcʰœlˌfaːr/

Noun

^def.^syn.A wake.

kjölfar n (genitive singular kjölfars, nominative plural kjölför)

wake (the region of recirculating flow immediately behind a moving solid body) ^fig.^syn.

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

(wake):^def.^fig. slóð, varsími

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)

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