skjóttur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse *skýjóttr or skíóttr (perhaps already in the form skjóttr in late Old Norse, only attested in the late 15th and early 16th century with an ambiguous spelling), whence also Faroese skýggjutur. Equivalent to ský (“cloud”) +‎ -óttur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈscouhtʏr/
• Rhymes: -ouhtʏr

Adjective

skjóttur (comparative skjóttari, superlative skjóttastur)

1. (describing a horse) piebald

Declension

positive forms of skjóttur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skjóttur	skjótt	skjótt
	accusative	skjóttan	skjótta
	dative	skjóttum	skjóttri	skjóttu
	genitive	skjótts	skjóttrar	skjótts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skjóttir	skjóttar	skjótt
	accusative	skjótta
	dative	skjóttum
	genitive	skjóttra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skjótti	skjótta	skjótta
	acc/dat/gen	skjótta	skjóttu
	plural (all-case)	skjóttu

comparative forms of skjóttur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	skjóttari	skjóttari	skjóttara
	plural (all-case)	skjóttari

superlative forms of skjóttur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skjóttastur	skjóttust	skjóttast
	accusative	skjóttastan	skjóttasta
	dative	skjóttustum	skjóttastri	skjóttustu
	genitive	skjóttasts	skjóttastrar	skjóttasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skjóttastir	skjóttastar	skjóttust
	accusative	skjóttasta
	dative	skjóttustum
	genitive	skjóttastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	skjóttasti	skjóttasta	skjóttasta
	acc/dat/gen	skjóttasta	skjóttustu
	plural (all-case)	skjóttustu

References

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