kjölur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kjǫlr (“a keel”), cognates with the Faroese kjølur.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰœːlʏr/
    Rhymes: -œːlʏr

Noun

kjölur m (genitive singular kjalar, nominative plural kilir)

  1. (nautical) a keel
  2. (books) the spine

Declension
declension of kjölur
m-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kjölur kjölurinn kilir kilirnir
accusative kjöl kjölinn kili kilina
dative kili kilinum kjölum kjölunum
genitive kjalar kjalarins kjala kjalanna

Derived terms
terms derived from kjölur meaning keel
  • kjöldraga
  • kjölfar
  • leggja kjöl að skipi
  • komast á kjöl
  • sigla lausum kili
  • koma á réttan kjöl
  • leika lausum kili/liggja lausum kili/vera á lausum kili
  • kjölsljóð
  • kjölstóð
  • kjölrák
terms derived from kjölur meaning a book's spine
  • lesa niður í kjölinn/lesa ofan í kjölinn
  • rannsaka niður í kjölinn/rannsaka ofan í kjölinn

See also
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