skóflustunga
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom skófla + stunga, literally “an instance of a spade or shovel being dug into the ground”.
Noun
editskóflustunga f (genitive singular skóflustungu, nominative plural skóflustungur)
- ceremonial groundbreaking, sod-turning ceremony (ceremony celebrating the first day of construction of a building)
Declension
edit| Declension of skóflustunga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skóflustunga | skóflustungan | skóflustungur | skóflustungurnar |
| accusative | skóflustungu | skóflustunguna | skóflustungur | skóflustungurnar |
| dative | skóflustungu | skóflustungunni | skóflustungum | skóflustungunum |
| genitive | skóflustungu | skóflustungunnar | skóflustungna | skóflustungnanna |
Further reading
edit- “skóflustunga” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)