skóflustunga

Icelandic

Etymology

From skófla +‎ stunga, literally “an instance of a spade or shovel being dug into the ground”.

Noun

skóflustunga f (genitive singular skóflustungu, nominative plural skóflustungur)

1. ceremonial groundbreaking, sod-turning ceremony (ceremony celebrating the first day of construction of a building)

Declension

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

• “skóflustunga” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)