skýli

See also: skyli

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skýli, from Proto-Germanic *skiuliją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsciːlɪ/

  Rhymes: -iːlɪ

Noun

skýli n (genitive singular skýlis, nominative plural skýli)

1. shelter
2. shed

Declension

Declension of skýli (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skýli	skýlið	skýli	skýlin
accusative	skýli	skýlið	skýli	skýlin
dative	skýli	skýlinu	skýlum	skýlunum
genitive	skýlis	skýlisins	skýla	skýlanna

Synonyms

• (shelter): skjól, afdrep
• (shed): skúr

Derived terms

• bátaskýli
• strætisvagnaskýli

References

• “skýli” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)