kelda

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

kelda f (genitive singular keldu, plural keldur)

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of kelda
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[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

kelda f (genitive singular keldu, nominative plural keldur)

  1. a bog, a stagnant pit in a swampy ground

Declension[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Kristang[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch kelder.

Noun[edit]

kelda

  1. tombstone

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

kelda f

  1. a well, a spring

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

References[edit]

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