skjóttur
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse *skýjóttr or skíóttr (perhaps already in the form skjóttr in late Old Norse, only attested in the late 15th and early 16th century with an ambiguous spelling), whence also Faroese skýggjutur. Equivalent to ský (“cloud”) + -óttur.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editskjóttur (comparative skjóttari, superlative skjóttastur)
- (describing a horse) piebald
Inflection
edit positive (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | skjóttur | skjótt | skjótt |
accusative | skjóttan | skjótta | skjótt |
dative | skjóttum | skjóttri | skjóttu |
genitive | skjótts | skjóttrar | skjótts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | skjóttir | skjóttar | skjótt |
accusative | skjótta | skjóttar | skjótt |
dative | skjóttum | skjóttum | skjóttum |
genitive | skjóttra | skjóttra | skjóttra |
positive (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | skjótti | skjótta | skjótta |
accusative | skjótta | skjóttu | skjótta |
dative | skjótta | skjóttu | skjótta |
genitive | skjótta | skjóttu | skjótta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | skjóttu | skjóttu | skjóttu |
accusative | skjóttu | skjóttu | skjóttu |
dative | skjóttu | skjóttu | skjóttu |
genitive | skjóttu | skjóttu | skjóttu |
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | skjóttari | skjóttari | skjóttara |
accusative | skjóttari | skjóttari | skjóttara |
dative | skjóttari | skjóttari | skjóttara |
genitive | skjóttari | skjóttari | skjóttara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | skjóttari | skjóttari | skjóttari |
accusative | skjóttari | skjóttari | skjóttari |
dative | skjóttari | skjóttari | skjóttari |
genitive | skjóttari | skjóttari | skjóttari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | skjóttastur | skjóttust | skjóttast |
accusative | skjóttastan | skjóttasta | skjóttast |
dative | skjóttustum | skjóttastri | skjóttustu |
genitive | skjóttasts | skjóttastrar | skjóttasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | skjóttastir | skjóttastar | skjóttust |
accusative | skjóttasta | skjóttastar | skjóttust |
dative | skjóttustum | skjóttustum | skjóttustum |
genitive | skjóttastra | skjóttastra | skjóttastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | skjóttasti | skjóttasta | skjóttasta |
accusative | skjóttasta | skjóttustu | skjóttasta |
dative | skjóttasta | skjóttustu | skjóttasta |
genitive | skjóttasta | skjóttustu | skjóttasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | skjóttustu | skjóttustu | skjóttustu |
accusative | skjóttustu | skjóttustu | skjóttustu |
dative | skjóttustu | skjóttustu | skjóttustu |
genitive | skjóttustu | skjóttustu | skjóttustu |
References
edit- “skjóttur” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)