kambur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kambr, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth (animate)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰampʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ampʊɹ

Noun

kambur m (genitive singular kambs, plural kambar)

  1. comb
  2. a mountain ridge
  3. the top of a wave; crest, ridge

Declension
m7 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kambur kamburin kambar kambarnir
Accusative kamb kambin kambar kambarnar
Dative kambi kambinum kombum kombunum
Genitive kambs kambsins kamba kambanna

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • aldukambur
  • fjallakambur
  • greiðkambur, greiðikambur
  • herðablaðskambur
  • høvuðkambur
  • kembikambur
  • lúsakambur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kambr, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth (animate)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰampʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ampʏr

Noun

kambur m (genitive singular kambs, nominative plural kambar)

  1. comb
  2. a comb-like object or feature
  3. a ridge or edge (in the landscape)

Declension
declension of kambur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) kamburinn kambar kambarnir
accusative kamb kambinn kamba kambana
dative kambi kambinum kömbum kömbunum
genitive kambs kambsins kamba kambanna

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • fjallakambur
  • hanakambur
  • lúsakambur
  • öldukambur

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قنبور‎ (kanbur, kambur), from Ancient Greek καμπύλος (kampúlos) from κάμπτω (kámptō, “to bend, curve”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

kambur (definite accusative kamburu, plural kamburlar)

  1. hump (deformity of the human back)

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • kambur in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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