skipti
Icelandic
Etymology
Noun
skipti n (genitive singular skiptis, nominative plural skipti)
- a change, an exchange
- a change
- Slæm skipti.
- A change for the worse.
- time, as in occurrence
- Synonyms: sinn, sinni
- Mér gengur betur í þetta skipti.
- I'll do better this time.
- Þú vinnur í hvert skipti!
- You win every time!
- division
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skipti | skiptið | skipti | skiptin |
| accusative | skipti | skiptið | skipti | skiptin |
| dative | skipti | skiptinu | skiptum | skiptunum |
| genitive | skiptis | skiptisins | skipta | skiptanna |
Derived terms
- efnaskipti
- eiga skipti við
- gera til skiptis (“to do something in turns”)
- hafa skipti af
- hafa skipti á
- í hvert skipti
- í þetta skipti
- til skiptis
- vera ekki til skiptanna
Further reading
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “skipti”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Old Norse
Etymology
From skipta (“to change”), from earlier Proto-Germanic *skiftijaną (“to put in order, arrange”).
Noun
skipti n (genitive skiptis)
- division, distribution sharing
- change
- shift
- (plural only) dealings, transactions, disputes, fights
Declension
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skipti | skiptit | skipti | skiptin |
| accusative | skipti | skiptit | skipti | skiptin |
| dative | skipti | skiptinu | skiptum | skiptunum |
| genitive | skiptis | skiptisins | skipta | skiptanna |
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skipti”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive