skóf

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skouːv/
• Rhymes: -ouːv

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *skōbō.

Noun

skóf f (genitive singular skófar, nominative plural skófir)

1. lichen (especially one attached to a substrate)

   Synonym: flétta

Declension

Declension of skóf (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skóf	skófin	skófir	skófirnar
accusative	skóf	skófina	skófir	skófirnar
dative	skóf	skófinni	skófum	skófunum
genitive	skófar	skófarinnar	skófa	skófanna

Derived terms

• dílaskóf (“Peltigera leucophlebia”)
• engjaskóf (“Peltigera”)
• geitaskóf (“Umbilicaria”)

Etymology 2

Verb

skóf

1. first-person singular past indicative of skafa
2. third-person singular past indicative of skafa