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kafa.

to dive, to go so deep underwater that one can't be seen

4 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈkʰaːva]
  1. to dive, to go so deep underwater that one can't be seen

    weak
    Hann kafaði 20 metra undir yfirborðið.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse kafa (cognate with Faroese kava), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷebʰ- (“to dive, dive in”). Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek βάπτω (báptō).

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