skammstöfun
Icelandic
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From skammstafa (“to abbreviate”, verb) + -un (deverbal suffix), literally “short-spelling”.
Noun
[edit]skammstöfun f (genitive singular skammstöfunar, nominative plural skammstafanir)
Declension
[edit]Declension of skammstöfun (feminine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skammstöfun | skammstöfunin | skammstafanir | skammstafanirnar |
| accusative | skammstöfun | skammstöfunina | skammstafanir | skammstafanirnar |
| dative | skammstöfun | skammstöfuninni | skammstöfunum | skammstöfununum |
| genitive | skammstöfunar | skammstöfunarinnar | skammstafana | skammstafananna |
Related terms
[edit]- skammstafa (verb)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “skammstöfun”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
- “skammstöfun” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
- “skammstöfun”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024