skuggabaldur
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From skugga (“of shadows”, genitive of skuggi (“a shadow”)) + Baldur (“a male given name”).
Noun
[edit]skuggabaldur m (genitive singular skuggabaldurs, nominative plural skuggabaldrar)
- (mythology) a creature from Icelandic folk belief who is the offspring of a tomcat (a male cat) and a vixen (female fox) or a bitch (female dog)
- an evil spirit
- an evildoer who anonymously commits outrages or evil deeds; a sneak
Declension
[edit]Declension of skuggabaldur (masculine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skuggabaldur | skuggabaldurinn | skuggabaldrar | skuggabaldrarnir |
| accusative | skuggabaldur | skuggabaldurinn | skuggabaldra | skuggabaldrana |
| dative | skuggabaldri | skuggabaldrinum | skuggaböldrum | skuggaböldrunum |
| genitive | skuggabaldurs | skuggabaldursins | skuggabaldra | skuggabaldranna |