kjallari
Faroese
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The white part of this house is the kjallari, the basement.
Etymology
Ultimately from Late Latin cellārium, through late Old Norse kellari (and Middle Low German keller). Compare Swedish källare, Norwegian kjeller, Icelandic kjallari.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtʃʰatlaɹɪ]
Noun
kjallari m (genitive singular kjallara, plural kjallarar)
- cellar, basement (lowest floor of a house. In the Faroe Islands often above the ground)
Declension
Declension of kjallari | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
m1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kjallari | kjallarin | kjallarar | kjallararnir |
accusative | kjallara | kjallaran | kjallarar | kjallararnar |
dative | kjallara | kjallaranum | kjallarum | kjallarunum |
genitive | kjallara | kjallarans | kjallara | kjallaranna |
Derived terms
- fiskakjallari
- kirkjukjallari
- kolkjallari
- krúpikjallari
Icelandic
Etymology
Ultimately from Late Latin cellārium, through late Old Norse kellari (and Middle Low German keller). Compare Faroese kjallari, Swedish källare, Norwegian kjeller.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcʰatla(ː)rɪ/
- Rhymes: -atlarɪ
Noun
kjallari m (genitive singular kjallara, nominative plural kjallarar)
- cellar, basement (lowest floor of a house)
Declension
declension of kjallari
m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kjallari | kjallarinn | kjallarar | kjallararnir |
accusative | kjallara | kjallarann | kjallara | kjallarana |
dative | kjallara | kjallaranum | kjöllurum | kjöllurunum |
genitive | kjallara | kjallarans | kjallara | kjallaranna |