sneið

See also: sneid

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From the verb sníða (“to shape with a knife, to cut off”).

Noun

sneið f (genitive singular sneiðar, nominative plural sneiðar)

  1. slice; a piece that has been cut off something
Declension
Declension of sneið (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sneið sneiðin sneiðar sneiðarnar
accusative sneið sneiðina sneiðar sneiðarnar
dative sneið sneiðinni sneiðum sneiðunum
genitive sneiðar sneiðarinnar sneiða sneiðanna
Derived terms

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

sneið (strong)

  1. first-person singular and third-person singular past indicative of sníða
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