kerfi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kjarf, kerfi (“bundle”). Compare with Middle High German krēbe (“basket”), and Sanskrit grapsa- "bundle".[1] Also perhaps akin to Old Saxon crybb (and ergo to Modern English crib).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɛrvɪ/
    Rhymes: -ɛrvɪ

Noun

kerfi n (genitive singular kerfis, nominative plural kerfi)

  1. system, organization

Declension
declension of kerfi
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kerfi kerfið kerfi kerfin
accusative kerfi kerfið kerfi kerfin
dative kerfi kerfinu kerfum kerfunum
genitive kerfis kerfisins kerfa kerfanna

Derived terms

References
  1. Greek etymological dictionary (Beekes)
  2. Encyclo.co.uk

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms
  • tyerfi

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kerven.

Verb

kerfi

  1. to carve, to mark with a carving
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