skortur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skortr, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz.

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål skort, Old English sċeort, sċeort, Old Frisian *skort, and Old High German scurt or scurz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɔr̥tʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɔr̥tʏr

Noun

skortur m (genitive singular skorts, no plural)

  1. lack, shortage

Declension

Declension of skortur (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative skortur skorturinn
accusative skort skortinn
dative skorti skortinum
genitive skorts skortsins