kubbur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kubbr, from the same ultimate source as kobbi (“seal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰʏpːʏr/
• Rhymes: -ʏpːʏr

Noun

kubbur m (genitive singular kubbs, nominative plural kubbar)

1. block of wood
2. (computing) chip

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “393-98”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 393-98

Further reading

• “kubbur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)