rjáfur

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Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From late Old Norse rjáfr, from older ráfr, from Proto-Germanic *rēfaz. Compare the alternative form ræfur (< Old Norse ræfr), which is due to a different leveling of the Germanic -az/-iz paradigm.

Noun

rjáfur n (genitive singular rjáfurs, nominative plural rjáfur)

  1. the inner side (underside) of a roof (a traditional sloped roof with rafters)

Declension

    Declension of rjáfur
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rjáfur rjáfrið rjáfur rjáfrin
accusative rjáfur rjáfrið rjáfur rjáfrin
dative rjáfri rjáfrinu rjáfrum rjáfrunum
genitive rjáfurs rjáfursins rjáfra rjáfranna

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