skóflustunga

Icelandic

Etymology

From skófla +‎ stunga, literally “an instance of a spade or shovel being dug into the ground”.

Noun

skóflustunga f (genitive singular skóflustungu, nominative plural skóflustungur)

  1. ceremonial groundbreaking, sod-turning ceremony (ceremony celebrating the first day of construction of a building)

Declension

Declension of skóflustunga (feminine, based on stunga)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skóflustunga skóflustungan skóflustungur skóflustungurnar
accusative skóflustungu skóflustunguna skóflustungur skóflustungurnar
dative skóflustungu skóflustungunni skóflustungum skóflustungunum
genitive skóflustungu skóflustungunnar skóflustungna skóflustungnanna

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