skeifa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skeifa, from skeifr (“askew, oblique”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsceiːva]
    Rhymes: -eiːva

Noun

skeifa f (genitive singular skeifu, nominative plural skeifur)

  1. a horseshoe
    Hver hestur hefur eina skeifu á hverjum fæti.
    Every horse has one horseshoe on each foot.

Declension

Declension of skeifa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skeifa skeifan skeifur skeifurnar
accusative skeifu skeifuna skeifur skeifurnar
dative skeifu skeifunni skeifum skeifunum
genitive skeifu skeifunnar skeifna, skeifa skeifnanna, skeifanna

Derived terms

  • setja á sig skeifu
  • Skeifan (the Horseshoe)
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