kvef

Icelandic

Etymology

From an earlier Proto-Germanic *kwabją, synchronically analyzed as a nominal formation from kvefja (“to suffocate, choke”), see there for more.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰvɛːv/
    Rhymes: -ɛːv

Noun

kvef n (genitive singular kvefs, no plural)

  1. cold (illness)

Declension

Declension of kvef (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative kvef kvefið
accusative kvef kvefið
dative kvefi kvefinu
genitive kvefs kvefsins

See also

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “kvef”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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