skammur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skamr, skammr, from Proto-Germanic *skammaz, cognate with Old English sceam, scamm and Old High German scam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskamːʏr/
• Rhymes: -amːʏr

Adjective

skammur (comparative skemmri, superlative skemmstur)

1. short

   Synonym: stuttur

Declension

positive forms of skammur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skammur	skömm	skammt
	accusative	skamman	skamma
	dative	skömmum	skammri	skömmu
	genitive	skamms	skammrar	skamms
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skammir	skammar	skömm
	accusative	skamma
	dative	skömmum
	genitive	skammra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skammi	skamma	skamma
	acc/dat/gen	skamma	skömmu
	plural (all-case)	skömmu

comparative forms of skammur (umlauted-comp)

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	skemmri	skemmri	skemmra
	plural (all-case)	skemmri

superlative forms of skammur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skemmstur	skemmst	skemmst
	accusative	skemmstan	skemmsta
	dative	skemmstum	skemmstri	skemmstu
	genitive	skemmsts	skemmstrar	skemmsts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skemmstir	skemmstar	skemmst
	accusative	skemmsta
	dative	skemmstum
	genitive	skemmstra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skemmsti	skemmsta	skemmsta
	acc/dat/gen	skemmsta	skemmstu
	plural (all-case)	skemmstu

Derived terms

• til skamms tíma
• skammdegi