"kljúfa" meaning in Icelandic

See kljúfa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkʰljuːva/
Rhymes: -uːva Etymology: From Old Norse kljúfa, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-. Etymology templates: {{root|is|ine-pro|*glewbʰ-}}, {{inh|is|non|kljúfa}} Old Norse kljúfa, {{der|is|gem-pro|*kleubaną}} Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, {{der|is|ine-pro|*glewbʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- Head templates: {{head|is|verb|strong verb||third-person singular past indicative|klauf|third-person plural past indicative|klufu|supine|klofið|cat2=strong verbs|head=}} kljúfa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative klauf, third-person plural past indicative klufu, supine klofið) Forms: klauf [indicative, past, singular, third-person], klufu [indicative, past, plural, third-person], klofið [supine], no-table-tags [table-tags], klofinn [masculine, nominative, singular], klofin [feminine, nominative, singular], klofið [neuter, nominative, singular], klofnir [masculine, nominative, plural], klofnar [feminine, nominative, plural], klofin [neuter, nominative, plural], klofinn [accusative, masculine, singular], klofna [accusative, feminine, singular], klofið [accusative, neuter, singular], klofna [accusative, masculine, plural], klofnar [accusative, feminine, plural], klofin [accusative, neuter, plural], klofnum [dative, masculine, singular], klofinni [dative, feminine, singular], klofnu [dative, neuter, singular], klofnum [dative, masculine, plural], klofnum [dative, feminine, plural], klofnum [dative, neuter, plural], klofins [genitive, masculine, singular], klofinnar [feminine, genitive, singular], klofins [genitive, neuter, singular], klofinna [genitive, masculine, plural], klofinna [feminine, genitive, plural], klofinna [genitive, neuter, plural], klofni [masculine, nominative, singular], klofna [feminine, nominative, singular], klofna [neuter, nominative, singular], klofnu [masculine, nominative, plural], klofnu [feminine, nominative, plural], klofnu [neuter, nominative, plural], klofna [accusative, masculine, singular], klofnu [accusative, feminine, singular], klofna [accusative, neuter, singular], klofnu [accusative, masculine, plural], klofnu [accusative, feminine, plural], klofnu [accusative, neuter, plural], klofna [dative, masculine, singular], klofnu [dative, feminine, singular], klofna [dative, neuter, singular], klofnu [dative, masculine, plural], klofnu [dative, feminine, plural], klofnu [dative, neuter, plural], klofna [genitive, masculine, singular], klofnu [feminine, genitive, singular], klofna [genitive, neuter, singular], klofnu [genitive, masculine, plural], klofnu [feminine, genitive, plural], klofnu [genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. to split, cleave Tags: strong, verb Synonyms: búta
    Sense id: en-kljúfa-is-verb-0E5oiO4G Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*glewbʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "kljúfa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse kljúfa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kleubaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kleubaną",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*glewbʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse kljúfa, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "klauf",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klufu",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofið",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofinn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofinn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofinni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofins",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofinnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofins",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "10": "klofið",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "strong verb",
        "4": "",
        "5": "third-person singular past indicative",
        "6": "klauf",
        "7": "third-person plural past indicative",
        "8": "klufu",
        "9": "supine",
        "cat2": "strong verbs",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kljúfa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative klauf, third-person plural past indicative klufu, supine klofið)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to split, cleave"
      ],
      "id": "en-kljúfa-is-verb-0E5oiO4G",
      "links": [
        [
          "split",
          "split"
        ],
        [
          "cleave",
          "cleave"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "búta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "strong",
        "verb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʰljuːva/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːva"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kljúfa"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*glewbʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
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      },
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse kljúfa, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "klauf",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klufu",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofið",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofinn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofinn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofinni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofins",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofinnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofins",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klofnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "10": "klofið",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "strong verb",
        "4": "",
        "5": "third-person singular past indicative",
        "6": "klauf",
        "7": "third-person plural past indicative",
        "8": "klufu",
        "9": "supine",
        "cat2": "strong verbs",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kljúfa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative klauf, third-person plural past indicative klufu, supine klofið)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic class 2 strong verbs",
        "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Icelandic lemmas",
        "Icelandic strong verbs",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Icelandic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *glewbʰ-",
        "Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Icelandic verbs",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Icelandic/uːva",
        "Rhymes:Icelandic/uːva/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to split, cleave"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "split",
          "split"
        ],
        [
          "cleave",
          "cleave"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "búta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "strong",
        "verb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʰljuːva/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːva"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kljúfa"
}

Download raw JSONL data for kljúfa meaning in Icelandic (6.3kB)

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  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "kljúfa"
  ],
  "section": "Icelandic",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "kljúfa",
  "trace": "started on line 4, detected on line 4"
}

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  "called_from": "parser/304",
  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "kljúfa"
  ],
  "section": "Icelandic",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "kljúfa",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 4"
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "kljúfa"
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  "section": "Icelandic",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "kljúfa",
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}

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