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)

  1. spring
  2. bog, swamp
  3. source
  4. (anatomy) fontanelle
  5. ice hole

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

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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)

  1. a bog, a stagnant pit in a swampy ground
    Synonyms: dý, pyttur, fen, veita

Declension

Declension of kelda (feminine)
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

Derived terms

Kristang

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kelder.

Noun

kelda

  1. tombstone

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ. Cognate with Old English ċelde.

Noun

kelda f

  1. a well, a spring

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kelda
  • Faroese: kelda
  • Norwegian: kjelde
  • Swedish: källa
  • Danish: kilde
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: kilde

References

  • “kelda”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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