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