nafar

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːvar/
    Rhymes: -aːvar

Etymology 1

From Old Norse nafarr, from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz.

Noun

nafar m (genitive singular nafars, nominative plural nafrar)

  1. auger, gimlet
Declension
declension of nafar
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nafar nafarinn nafrar nafrarnir
accusative nafar nafarinn nafra nafrana
dative nafri nafrinum nöfrum nöfrunum
genitive nafars nafarsins nafra nafranna
Derived terms

Noun

nafar

  1. indefinite genitive singular of nöf

Maltese
Root
n-f-r
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَفَرَ‎ (nafara).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈna.far/

Verb

nafar (imperfect jonfor, past participle minfur, verbal noun nfir)

  1. to take fright
  2. to be offended
  3. to shy

Old Norse

Noun

nafar

  1. inflection of nǫf:
    1. nominative/accusative plural
    2. genitive singular
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