gröftur
Icelandic
Etymology
From the Old Norse grǫftr, from Proto-Germanic *graftuz. Cognate with the Old English græft.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrœftʏr/
- Rhymes: -œftʏr
Noun
gröftur m (genitive singular graftar, nominative plural greftir)
- the act of digging
- the act of engraving
- pus
- burial, interment
- remains dug up from a grave
Declension
declension of gröftur
| m-s3 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gröftur | gröfturinn | greftir | greftirnir |
| accusative | gröft | gröftinn | grefti | greftina |
| dative | grefti | greftinum | gröftum | gröftunum |
| genitive | graftar | graftarins | grafta | graftanna |
Note: in the dative and genitive, the forms greftri and graftrar, respectively, are sometimes used.
Derived terms
- graftarkýli
- grefta
- greftra
Related terms
- gröf