Kári

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse Kári (“gust of wind”), related to kárr (“curly-haired”), from a Proto-Germanic root related to *kreukaną (“to fold up, wrinkle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔɑːɹɪ/ Rhymes: -ɔɑːɹɪ Homophone: kári === Proper noun === Kári m a male given name, compare Norwegian Kåre ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics Kári's son: Kárason Kári's daughter: Káradóttir ==== Declension ==== === References === == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse Kári (“gust of wind”), related to kárr (“curly-haired”), from a Proto-Germanic root related to *kreukaną (“to fold up, wrinkle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkʰauːrɪ] Rhymes: -auːrɪ Homophone: kári === Proper noun === Kári m (proper noun, genitive singular Kára) a male given name ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Kári dative of Kár === References === == Old Norse == === Etymology === From kári (“breeze”) from Proto-Germanic *kawara- related to Proto-Germanic *kaurijaną (“to turn, sweep”) ultimatly from Proto-Indo-European *geu- (“to turn, bend”), related to kárr (“curly-haired”), ká (“to turn, spread”) and keyra (“to whip, ride, fling”). === Pronunciation === (9th century West Norse) IPA(key): /ˈkɒːre/ (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈkaːri/ === Proper noun === Kári a male given name ==== Declension ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: Kári Faroese: Kári Norwegian: Kåre Swedish: Kåre Danish: Kåre === References === Orðsifjabók.Árnastofnun Brennu-Njáls Saga at Wikisource