skyldunám

Icelandic

Etymology

From skyldu (“of an obligation; compulsory, obligatory”, the genitive form of skylda (“an obligation”)) +‎ nám (“studying, studies”).

Noun

skyldunám n (genitive singular skyldunáms, no plural)

  1. compulsory education, education at compulsory school

Declension

Declension of skyldunám (sg-only neuter, based on nám)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative skyldunám skyldunámið
accusative skyldunám skyldunámið
dative skyldunámi skyldunáminu
genitive skyldunáms skyldunámsins

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “skyldunám”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
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