skattur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse skattr, from Proto-Germanic *skattaz.

Noun

skattur m (genitive singular skats, plural skattir)

1. tax, taxes
2. treasure

Usage notes

• gjalda skatt - pay taxes

Declension

m16	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skattur	skatturin	skattir	skattirnir
Accusative	skatt	skattin	skattir	skattirnar
Dative	skatti	skattinum	skattum	skattunum
Genitive	skats	skatsins	skatta	skattanna

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Etymology

From Old Norse skattr, from Proto-Germanic *skattaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈskahtʏr/
• Rhymes: -ahtʏr

Noun

skattur m (genitive singular skatts, plural skattar)

1. tax, taxes

Declension

declension of skattur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skattur	skatturinn	skattar	skattarnir
accusative	skatt	skattinn	skatta	skattana
dative	skatti	skattinum	sköttum	sköttunum
genitive	skatts	skattsins	skatta	skattanna

Derived terms

• greiða skatt (to pay taxes)
• leggja skatt á eitthvað (to tax something, to levy a tax on something)

See also

• skattlagning
• tekjuskattur
• útsvar