skilríki
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]skil (“understanding, delivery”) + ríki (“power, authority”), thus something like "authorization of understanding (of one's identity)".
Noun
[edit]skilríki n (genitive singular (obsolete) skilríkis, nominative plural skilríki)
- identity document (e.g. a driver's license or a passport)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skilríki1 | skilríkið1 | skilríki | skilríkin |
| accusative | skilríki1 | skilríkið1 | skilríki | skilríkin |
| dative | skilríki1 | skilríkinu1 | skilríkjum | skilríkjunum |
| genitive | skilríkis1 | skilríkisins1 | skilríkja | skilríkjanna |
1Obsolete.
Further reading
[edit]- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “skilríki”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “skilríki”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)