Noun: kengr
Gender:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | kengr |
| Sg. Def. | kengrinn |
| Pl. Indef. | kengar |
| Pl. Def. | kengarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | kengs |
| Sg. Def. | kengsins |
| Pl. Indef. | kenga |
| Pl. Def. | kenganna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | kengi |
| Sg. Def. | kenginum |
| Pl. Indef. | kengum |
| Pl. Def. | kengunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | keng |
| Sg. Def. | kenginn |
| Pl. Indef. | kenga |
| Pl. Def. | kengana |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like kengr
skarfr,
øruggleikr,
stríðleikr,
greypleikr,
mildleikr,
hildileikr,
þykkleikr,
úfríðleikr,
vitrleikr,
jarldómr,
kunnleikr,
slœgleikr,
auraskortr,
tíðleikr,
roskinleikr,
horskleikr,
sandmelr,
døkkleikr,
skærleikr,
værleikr, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kengaz, from Proto-Germanic *keng- (“to turn”), of unknown origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gengʰ- (“to turn, twist, braid, weave”). Cognate with Dutch kink ("curl, kink"; > English kink), Middle Low German kinke (“spiral snail shell, twist in a rope”). See: Dutch Nouns '
kink', English Nouns '
kink'.
Verbs referencing "kengr"
Icelandic Nouns
kengur, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns
kjenge.
Translations