kjálki

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Faroese

Pronunciation

Noun

kjálki m (genitive singular kjálka, plural kjálkar)

  1. jaw

Declension

Declension of kjálki
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kjálki kjálkin kjálkar kjálkarnir
accusative kjálka kjálkan kjálkar kjálkarnar
dative kjálka kjálkanum kjálkum kjálkunum
genitive kjálka kjálkans kjálka kjálkanna

References

  1. ^ Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 115

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kjalki, from Proto-Germanic *kelkô.

Pronunciation

Noun

kjálki m (genitive singular kjálka, nominative plural kjálkar)

  1. jaw
    Synonym: skoltur

Declension

    Declension of kjálki
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kjálki kjálkinn kjálkar kjálkarnir
accusative kjálka kjálkann kjálka kjálkana
dative kjálka kjálkanum kjálkum kjálkunum
genitive kjálka kjálkans kjálka kjálkanna