skírteini

Icelandic

Etymology

Apparently a compound of skír (“bright, clear”) + a formation related to teikn (“sign, icon, omen”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈscir̥teiːnɪ/

Noun

skírteini n (genitive singular skírteinis, nominative plural skírteini)

  1. certificate
    Synonym: vottorð

Declension

Declension of skírteini (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skírteini skírteinið skírteini skírteinin
accusative skírteini skírteinið skírteini skírteinin
dative skírteini skírteininu skírteinum skírteinunum
genitive skírteinis skírteinisins skírteina skírteinanna

Derived terms

References

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