skepna
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse skepna, from Proto-Germanic *skapnijǭ, from the past participle of *skapjaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈscɛhpna/
- Rhymes: -ɛhpna
Noun
skepna f (genitive singular skepnu, nominative plural skepnur)
- (archaic, uncountable) creation (all the world)
- creature
- animal, beast
- (derogatory) pig, bastard, cow (denoting a beastly, dastardly person)
- (rare, derogatory) slut (promiscuous woman)
- a mildly pejorative term of endearment, showing pity; poor thing
- (obsolete) fate
- (obsolete) sense, wits
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skepna | skepnan | skepnur | skepnurnar |
| accusative | skepnu | skepnuna | skepnur | skepnurnar |
| dative | skepnu | skepnunni | skepnum | skepnunum |
| genitive | skepnu | skepnunnar | skepna | skepnanna |