uppskafningur
Icelandic
Noun
uppskafningur m (genitive singular uppskafnings, nominative plural uppskafningar)
- upstart, parvenu
- dandy, fop
- palimpsest (manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse)
- Synonym: skafið handrit
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | uppskafningur | uppskafningurinn | uppskafningar | uppskafningarnir |
| accusative | uppskafning | uppskafninginn | uppskafninga | uppskafningana |
| dative | uppskafningi | uppskafningnum | uppskafningum | uppskafningunum |
| genitive | uppskafnings | uppskafningsins | uppskafninga | uppskafninganna |
Derived terms
- uppskafningsháttur
- uppskafningskvendi
- uppskafningsminni
- uppskafningsöld
Related terms
- uppskafning
- skafa upp
Further reading
- “uppskafningur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)