skrudda

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʏtːa

Noun

skrudda f (genitive singular skruddu, nominative plural skruddur)

1. a tome, an old book

   Ekki trúa öllu sem stendur í þessari gömlu skruddu.

   Don't believe everything that old book says.

   Hvernig á maður að nenna að lesa þessar skruddur?

   How can you be bothered reading these old books?

Usage notes

• Often used in a derogatory sense.

Declension

Declension of skrudda (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skrudda	skruddan	skruddur	skruddurnar
accusative	skruddu	skrudduna	skruddur	skruddurnar
dative	skruddu	skruddunni	skruddum	skruddunum
genitive	skruddu	skruddunnar	skrudda, skruddna	skruddanna, skruddnanna

Derived terms

• bókarskrudda
• galdraskrudda
• kerlingarskrudda
• skólaskrudda