kerra

See also: ķerra and ķerrā

Estonian

Noun

kerra

  1. illative singular of kera

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɛrːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrːa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kerra, from Latin carrus. Cognate with Faroese kerra, Norwegian kjerre, Swedish kärra, Danish kærre.

Noun

kerra f (genitive singular kerru, nominative plural kerrur)

  1. cart, barrow
  2. trailer (unpowered wheeled vehicle)
  3. pram, stroller
Declension
Declension of kerra (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kerra kerran kerrur kerrurnar
accusative kerru kerruna kerrur kerrurnar
dative kerru kerrunni kerrum kerrunum
genitive kerru kerrunnar kerra kerranna
Derived terms
  • barnakerra (“pram, stroller”)
  • hestakerra (“horse-drawn cart”)
  • innkaupakerra (“shopping trolley”)
  • kerrusmiður (“cartwright”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kerra, from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną. Compare Old English ċierran (“to turn”) (> English char, chore).

Verb

kerra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kerrti, supine kerrt)

  1. to throw back (the head) [with accusative]
    Synonyms: reigja, sveigja aftur
Conjugation
kerra – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að kerra
supine sagnbót kerrt
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 kerrandi
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég kerri kerrti kerri kerrti
þú kerrir kerrtir kerrir kerrtir
hann, hún, það kerrir kerrti kerri kerrti
plural við kerrum kerrtum kerrum kerrtum
þið kerrið kerrtuð kerrið kerrtuð
þeir, þær, þau kerra kerrtu kerri kerrtu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú kerr (þú), kerrtu
plural þið kerrið (þið), kerriði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
kerrast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að kerrast
supine sagnbót kerrst
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 kerrandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég kerrist kerrtist kerrist kerrtist
þú kerrist kerrtist kerrist kerrtist
hann, hún, það kerrist kerrtist kerrist kerrtist
plural við kerrumst kerrtumst kerrumst kerrtumst
þið kerrist kerrtust kerrist kerrtust
þeir, þær, þau kerrast kerrtust kerrist kerrtust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú kerrst (þú), kerrstu
plural þið kerrist (þið), kerristi1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
kerrtur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		kerrtur kerrt kerrt kerrtir kerrtar kerrt
accusative
(þolfall) 		kerrtan kerrta kerrt kerrta kerrtar kerrt
dative
(þágufall) 		kerrtum kerrtri kerrtu kerrtum kerrtum kerrtum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		kerrts kerrtrar kerrts kerrtra kerrtra kerrtra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		kerrti kerrta kerrta kerrtu kerrtu kerrtu
accusative
(þolfall) 		kerrta kerrtu kerrta kerrtu kerrtu kerrtu
dative
(þágufall) 		kerrta kerrtu kerrta kerrtu kerrtu kerrtu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		kerrta kerrtu kerrta kerrtu kerrtu kerrtu

Old Norse

Etymology

From Latin carrus.

Noun

kerra f (genitive kerru, plural kerrur)

  1. a chariot

Declension

Declension of kerra (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kerra kerran kerrur kerrurnar
accusative kerru kerruna kerrur kerrurnar
dative kerru kerrunni kerrum kerrunum
genitive kerru kerrunnar kerrna kerrnanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kerra
  • Faroese: kerra
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjerre; (dialectal) kjerra, kjørr, kjarra
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjerre
  • Swedish: kärra
  • Danish: kærre
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