kasheitur
Icelandic
Etymology
From a nautical lexicon, from kös (“heap [of fish]”) + heitur (“hot”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaːsˌheiːtʏr/
Adjective
kasheitur
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{{rfdef}}.- 1950 Sjómannablaðið Víkingur ("the Fisherman Newspaper Viking")[2]
- Alltaf lagði sama væmna rotnunarþefinn upp úr kasheitum skipunum.
- Always the same cloying smell of decay emanated from the [heap-hot] ships.
- Alltaf lagði sama væmna rotnunarþefinn upp úr kasheitum skipunum.
- 1950 Sjómannablaðið Víkingur ("the Fisherman Newspaper Viking")[2]
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kasheitur | kasheit | kasheitt |
| accusative | kasheitan | kasheita | kasheitt |
| dative | kasheitum | kasheitri | kasheitu |
| genitive | kasheits | kasheitrar | kasheits |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kasheitir | kasheitar | kasheit |
| accusative | kasheita | kasheitar | kasheit |
| dative | kasheitum | kasheitum | kasheitum |
| genitive | kasheitra | kasheitra | kasheitra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kasheiti | kasheita | kasheita |
| accusative | kasheita | kasheitu | kasheita |
| dative | kasheita | kasheitu | kasheita |
| genitive | kasheita | kasheitu | kasheita |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kasheitu | kasheitu | kasheitu |
| accusative | kasheitu | kasheitu | kasheitu |
| dative | kasheitu | kasheitu | kasheitu |
| genitive | kasheitu | kasheitu | kasheitu |
References
- Icelandic Web of Science: Hvað er þetta 'kas' þegar konur eru kasólettar? (“What does the kas in kasólettur mean?”)
- http://www2.lexis.hi.is/cgi-bin/ritmal/leitord.cgi?adg=daemi&n=688603&s=300195&l=kasheitur