skrudda
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ʏtːa
Noun
[edit]skrudda f (genitive singular skruddu, nominative plural skruddur)
- 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
[edit]- Often used in a derogatory sense.
Declension
[edit]| Declension of skrudda | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f-w1 | 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
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