klefi
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse klefi, from Proto-Germanic *klebô (“chamber, cell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰlɛːvɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛːvɪ
Noun
klefi m (genitive singular klefa, nominative plural klefar)
- compartment (on a train, etc.)
- cell, prison cell
- cabin (on a ship)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | klefi | klefinn | klefar | klefarnir |
| accusative | klefa | klefann | klefa | klefana |
| dative | klefa | klefanum | klefum | klefunum |
| genitive | klefa | klefans | klefa | klefanna |
Derived terms
- búningsklefi (“changing room, locker room”)
- fangaklefi (“prison cell”)
- mátunarklefi (“fitting room, changing room”)
- símaklefi (“phone booth”)
- svefnklefi (“sleeping car”)
Further reading
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “klefi”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Anagrams
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Noun
klefi
- plural of klefo