kubbur
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse kubbr, from the same ultimate source as kobbi (“seal”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kubbur m (genitive singular kubbs, nominative plural kubbar)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of kubbur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kubbur | kubburinn | kubbar | kubbarnir |
| accusative | kubb | kubbinn | kubba | kubbana |
| dative | kubbi / kubb | kubbnum | kubbum | kubbunum |
| genitive | kubbs | kubbsins | kubba | kubbanna |
References
[edit]- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “393-98”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 393-98
Further reading
[edit]- “kubbur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)