skammarkrókur

Icelandic

Etymology

Calque of Danish skammekrog. Composed of skömm (“scolding”) +‎ krókur (“corner”).

Noun

skammarkrókur m (genitive singular skammarkróks, nominative plural skammarkrókar)

  1. corner time, the naughty step, time-out (placing a child aside as punishment for bad behaviour)
    Hann var settur í skammarkrókinn. ― He was given a time-out.
  2. (figurative) shaming

Declension

Declension of skammarkrókur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skammarkrókur skammarkrókurinn skammarkrókar skammarkrókarnir
accusative skammarkrók skammarkrókinn skammarkróka skammarkrókana
dative skammarkrók, skammarkróki skammarkróknum skammarkrókum skammarkrókunum
genitive skammarkróks skammarkróksins skammarkróka skammarkrókanna
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