skiptast
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From the verb skipta (“to divide, to change”) + -st (“a suffix which turns verbs into middle voice verbs”). See also the appendix about the Icelandic middle voice verbs.
Verb edit
skiptast
- to branch, to be divided
- Vegurinn skiptist eftir þrjá kílómetra.
- The road will divide in three kilometers.
- Áætlunin skiptist í fimm hluta.
- The plan is divided into five parts.
Derived terms edit
- skiptast á (to exchange, to swap)
- skiptast á að (to take turns at doing something)