karmur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse karmr, from Proto-Germanic *karmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, to wind”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰarmʏr/
  • Rhymes: -armʏr

Noun

karmur m (genitive singular karms, nominative plural karmar)

  1. frame, casing, coaming

Declension
declension of karmur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative karmur karmurinn karmar karmarnir
accusative karm karminn karma karmana
dative karmi karminum körmum körmunum
genitive karms karmsins karma karmanna

Derived terms
  • dyrakarmur (“door frame”)
  • framrúðukarmur (“windscreen frame”)
  • gluggakarmur (“window frame”)
  • hurðarkarmur
  • lestarkarmur
  • lúgukarmur
  • lúkukarmur
  • stigakarmur
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