kelda
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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse kelda (“a well, a spring”), from Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ, cognate with Norwegian kjelde, Swedish källa, Danish kilde. Derived from *kaldaz (“cold”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kelda f (genitive singular keldu, plural keldur)
Declension
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kelda | keldan | keldur | keldurnar |
| accusative | keldu | kelduna | keldur | keldurnar |
| dative | keldu | kelduni | keldum | keldunum |
| genitive | keldu | keldunnar | kelda | keldanna |
Synonyms
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kelda (“a well, a spring”), from Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ, cognate with Norwegian kjelde, Swedish källa, Danish kilde. Derived from *kaldaz (“cold”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kelda f (genitive singular keldu, nominative plural keldur)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kelda | keldan | keldur | keldurnar |
| accusative | keldu | kelduna | keldur | keldurnar |
| dative | keldu | keldunni | keldum | keldunum |
| genitive | keldu | keldunnar | keldna | keldnanna |
Derived terms
Kristang
Etymology
Noun
kelda
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ. Cognate with Old English ċelde.
Noun
kelda f
Derived terms
- Keldhverfingar (those from Kelduhverfi)
- Kelduhverfi
- keldulækr (a stream from a well)
- Keldur
- kelduskítr (synonyms myriskýtr; a snipe, a nickname)
- keldusog (the outlet of a spring or well)
- keldusvín (a hedgehog)
- krjúpa at keldu (confer the Icelandic vatna lömbum)
Descendants
- Icelandic: kelda
- Faroese: kelda
- Norwegian: kjelde
- Swedish: källa
- Danish: kilde
- → Norwegian Bokmål: kilde
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kelda”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive