skóf

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skouːv/
  • Rhymes: -ouːv

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *skōbō.

Noun

skóf f (genitive singular skófar, nominative plural skófir)

  1. lichen (especially one attached to a substrate)
    Synonym: flétta
Declension
Declension of skóf (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skóf skófin skófir skófirnar
accusative skóf skófina skófir skófirnar
dative skóf skófinni skófum skófunum
genitive skófar skófarinnar skófa skófanna
Derived terms
  • dílaskóf (Peltigera leucophlebia)
  • engjaskóf (Peltigera)
  • geitaskóf (Umbilicaria)

Etymology 2

Verb

skóf

  1. first-person singular past indicative of skafa
  2. third-person singular past indicative of skafa