skammur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skamr, skammr, from Proto-Germanic *skammaz, cognate with Old English sceam, scamm and Old High German scam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskamːʏr/
  • Rhymes: -amːʏr

Adjective

skammur (comparative skemmri, superlative skemmstur)

  1. short
    Synonym: stuttur

Declension

Positive forms of skammur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skammur skömm skammt
accusative skamman skamma
dative skömmum skammri skömmu
genitive skamms skammrar skamms
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative skammir skammar skömm
accusative skamma
dative skömmum
genitive skammra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skammi skamma skamma
acc/dat/gen skamma skömmu
plural (all-case) skömmu
Comparative forms of skammur (umlauted-comp)
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) skemmri skemmri skemmra
plural (all-case) skemmri
Superlative forms of skammur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skemmstur skemmst skemmst
accusative skemmstan skemmsta
dative skemmstum skemmstri skemmstu
genitive skemmsts skemmstrar skemmsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative skemmstir skemmstar skemmst
accusative skemmsta
dative skemmstum
genitive skemmstra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skemmsti skemmsta skemmsta
acc/dat/gen skemmsta skemmstu
plural (all-case) skemmstu

Derived terms

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “skammur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “skammur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)