skeppa
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse skeppa (“basket”), of unknown ultimate origin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skeppa f (genitive singular skeppu, plural skeppur)
- (archaic, cubic measure) 1/8 tunna (‘ton’) (e.g. of grain), in the Middle Ages between 24.3 and 32.4 litres, later about 17.5 litres.
Declension edit
| Declension of skeppa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skeppa | skeppan | skeppur | skeppurnar |
| accusative | skeppu | skeppuna | skeppur | skeppurnar |
| dative | skeppu | skeppuni | skeppum | skeppunum |
| genitive | skeppu | skeppunnar | skeppa | skeppanna |
See also edit
- krambúðarmál (8 skeppur)
- heimamál (10 skeppur)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
skeppa (present skeppar, preterite skeppade, supine skeppat, imperative skeppa)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of skeppa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skeppa | skeppas | ||
| Supine | skeppat | skeppats | ||
| Imperative | skeppa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skeppen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skeppar | skeppade | skeppas | skeppades |
| Ind. plural1 | skeppa | skeppade | skeppas | skeppades |
| Subjunctive2 | skeppe | skeppade | skeppes | skeppades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skeppande | |||
| Past participle | skeppad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||