skertur

Icelandic

Participle

skertur

1. past participle of skerða

Adjective

skertur (comparative skertari, superlative skertastur)

1. impaired, reduced

   skertar atvinnuleysisbætur ― a reduction in unemployment compensation

   skert heyrn ― impaired hearing

2. (euphemistic, dated) mentally disabled, mentally handicapped
3. (offensive, dated) retard, imbecile

Declension

positive forms of skertur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skertur	skert	skert
	accusative	skertan	skerta
	dative	skertum	skertri	skertu
	genitive	skerts	skertrar	skerts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skertir	skertar	skert
	accusative	skerta
	dative	skertum
	genitive	skertra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skerti	skerta	skerta
	acc/dat/gen	skerta	skertu
	plural (all-case)	skertu

comparative forms of skertur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	skertari	skertari	skertara
	plural (all-case)	skertari

superlative forms of skertur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skertastur	skertust	skertast
	accusative	skertastan	skertasta
	dative	skertustum	skertastri	skertustu
	genitive	skertasts	skertastrar	skertasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skertastir	skertastar	skertust
	accusative	skertasta
	dative	skertustum
	genitive	skertastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skertasti	skertasta	skertasta
	acc/dat/gen	skertasta	skertustu
	plural (all-case)	skertustu

Related terms

• skerðing (“reduction”)
• þroskaskertur (“mentally disabled”)
• sjónskertur
• vitskertur