skjóttur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse *skýjóttr or skíóttr (perhaps already in the form skjóttr in late Old Norse, only attested in the late 15th and early 16th century with an ambiguous spelling), whence also Faroese skýggjutur. Equivalent to ský (cloud) +‎ -óttur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈscouhtʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ouhtʏr

Adjective

skjóttur (comparative skjóttari, superlative skjóttastur)

  1. (describing a horse) piebald

Declension

Positive forms of skjóttur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skjóttur skjótt skjótt
accusative skjóttan skjótta
dative skjóttum skjóttri skjóttu
genitive skjótts skjóttrar skjótts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative skjóttir skjóttar skjótt
accusative skjótta
dative skjóttum
genitive skjóttra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skjótti skjótta skjótta
acc/dat/gen skjótta skjóttu
plural (all-case) skjóttu
Comparative forms of skjóttur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) skjóttari skjóttari skjóttara
plural (all-case) skjóttari
Superlative forms of skjóttur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skjóttastur skjóttust skjóttast
accusative skjóttastan skjóttasta
dative skjóttustum skjóttastri skjóttustu
genitive skjóttasts skjóttastrar skjóttasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative skjóttastir skjóttastar skjóttust
accusative skjóttasta
dative skjóttustum
genitive skjóttastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skjóttasti skjóttasta skjóttasta
acc/dat/gen skjóttasta skjóttustu
plural (all-case) skjóttustu

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