skel

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FaroeseEdit

skeljar

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʃeːl/
• Rhymes: -eːl

NounEdit

skel f (genitive singular skeljar, plural skeljar)

1. shell (The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. )

DeclensionEdit

f8	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skel	skelin	skeljar	skeljarnar
Accusative	skel	skelina	skeljar	skeljarnar
Dative	skel	skelini	skeljum	skeljunum
Genitive	skeljar	skeljarinnar	skelja	skeljanna

Derived termsEdit

• gágguskel
• kræklingsskel
• øðuskel
• kúpuskel
• langskel
• hørpuskel
• smørskel
• skelbein
• skeljabrot
• skeljasandur
• skeljamatur
• skeldýr

Related termsEdit

• lindýr
• kúfiskur
• skelfiskur
• høgguslokkur
• fiskur

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IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /scɛːl/
• Rhymes: -ɛːl

NounEdit

skel f (genitive singular skeljar, nominative plural skeljar)

1. shell, husk

DeclensionEdit

declension of skel

f-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skel	skelin	skeljar	skeljarnar
accusative	skel	skelina	skeljar	skeljarnar
dative	skel	skelinni	skeljum	skeljunum
genitive	skeljar	skeljarinnar	skelja	skeljanna

Derived termsEdit

• hnéskel
• lepja dauðann úr skel