skemmd

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skemmd (“shame, disgrace”), from Proto-Germanic *skammiþō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈscɛmt/

  Rhymes: -ɛmt

Noun

skemmd f (genitive singular skemmdar, nominative plural skemmdir)

1. an instance of something being damaged or spoiled; damage, spoilage
2. the affected part or area of a damaged item
3. (obsolete) shame, disgrace

Declension

declension of skemmd

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skemmd	skemmdin	skemmdir	skemmdirnar
accusative	skemmd	skemmdina	skemmdir	skemmdirnar
dative	skemmd	skemmdinni	skemmdum	skemmdunum
genitive	skemmdar	skemmdarinnar	skemmda	skemmdanna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)