skóf

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skōbō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skouːv/
• Rhymes: -ouːv

Noun

skóf f (genitive singular skófar, nominative plural skófir)

1. lichen (especially one attached to a substrate)

   Synonym: flétta

Declension

declension of skóf

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skóf	skófin	skófir	skófirnar
accusative	skóf	skófina	skófir	skófirnar
dative	skóf	skófinni	skófum	skófunum
genitive	skófar	skófarinnar	skófa	skófanna

Derived terms

• dílaskóf (“Peltigera leucophlebia”)
• engjaskóf (“Peltigera”)
• geitaskóf (“Umbilicaria”)

Verb

skóf

1. first-person singular past indicative of skafa
2. third-person singular past indicative of skafa