kjölfar

Icelandic

Etymology

From kjölur (“keel”) +‎ far (“trace, imprint”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰœlˌfaːr/

Noun
A wake.

kjölfar n (genitive singular kjölfars, nominative plural kjölför)

  1. a wake (the region of recirculating flow immediately behind a moving solid body)
    Synonyms: varsími, rák

Declension
declension of kjölfar
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kjölfar kjölfarið kjölför kjölförin
accusative kjölfar kjölfarið kjölför kjölförin
dative kjölfari kjölfarinu kjölförum kjölförunum
genitive kjölfars kjölfarsins kjölfara kjölfaranna

Derived terms
  • í kjölfar (as a result; subsequently)
  • sigla í sama kjölfar (to follow in footsteps)
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