skemmd

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skemmd (“shame, disgrace”), from Proto-Germanic *skammiþō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈscɛmt/

  Rhymes: -ɛmt

Noun

skemmd f (genitive singular skemmdar, nominative plural skemmdir)

1. an instance of something being damaged or spoiled; damage, spoilage
2. the affected part or area of a damaged item
3. (obsolete) shame, disgrace

Declension

Declension of skemmd (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skemmd	skemmdin	skemmdir	skemmdirnar
accusative	skemmd	skemmdina	skemmdir	skemmdirnar
dative	skemmd	skemmdinni	skemmdum	skemmdunum
genitive	skemmdar	skemmdarinnar	skemmda	skemmdanna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)