skömm

See also: skomm and skǫmm

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. Compare Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish skam, German Scham, English shame, Dutch schaamte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skœmː/

  Rhymes: -œmː

Noun

skömm f (genitive singular skammar, nominative plural skammir)

1. (uncountable) shame
2. (countable) a naughty or troublesome person or animal (or thing)
3. (in the plural) berating, scolding

Declension

declension of skömm

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skömm	skömmin	skammir	skammirnar
accusative	skömm	skömmina	skammir	skammirnar
dative	skömm	skömminni	skömmum	skömmunum
genitive	skammar	skammarinnar	skamma	skammanna

Derived terms

• blóðskömm
• skamma