"kjafta" meaning in Icelandic

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Verb

Forms: kjaftaði [indicative, past, singular, third-person], kjaftað [supine]
Etymology: From kjaftur (“mouth”). Head templates: {{head|is|verb|weak verb||third-person singular past indicative|kjaftaði||{{{22}}}|supine|kjaftað||{{{33}}}|cat2=weak verbs|head=}} kjafta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kjaftaði, supine kjaftað)
  1. (intransitive) to chat, to jabber Tags: intransitive, weak
    Sense id: en-kjafta-is-verb-TdwqC1FZ
  2. to tattle [intransitive or with dative ‘something’] Tags: weak Synonyms: segja frá
    Sense id: en-kjafta-is-verb-JAQlX41E Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kjafta frá, kjafta í, kjafta saman, samkjafta Related terms: mása, blaðra
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kjafta saman"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mása"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blaðra"
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        "to chat, to jabber"
      ],
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        "(intransitive) to chat, to jabber"
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        "intransitive",
        "weak"
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    },
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Do you think he'll spill the beans?",
          "text": "Heldurðu að hann kjafti?",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to tattle"
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        "to tattle [intransitive or with dative ‘something’]"
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        {
          "word": "segja frá"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kjafta frá"
    },
    {
      "word": "kjafta í"
    },
    {
      "word": "kjafta saman"
    },
    {
      "word": "samkjafta"
    }
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      "form": "kjaftaði",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kjaftað",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "mása"
    },
    {
      "word": "blaðra"
    }
  ],
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        "Icelandic intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to chat, to jabber"
      ],
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          "chat",
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        ],
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          "jabber",
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        "(intransitive) to chat, to jabber"
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      ],
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          "english": "Do you think he'll spill the beans?",
          "text": "Heldurðu að hann kjafti?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to tattle"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "to tattle [intransitive or with dative ‘something’]"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "segja frá"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kjafta"
}

Download raw JSONL data for kjafta meaning in Icelandic (1.6kB)

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