skipun

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈscɪːpʏn/

  Rhymes: -ɪːpʏn

Noun

skipun f (genitive singular skipunar, nominative plural skipanir)

1. command, order
2. appointment (the act of appointing an official, etc.)
3. (computing) command

Declension

declension of skipun

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skipun	skipunin	skipanir	skipanirnar
accusative	skipun	skipunina	skipanir	skipanirnar
dative	skipun	skipuninni	skipunum	skipununum
genitive	skipunar	skipunarinnar	skipana	skipananna

Derived terms

• fjölvaskipun

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• skipan

Etymology

From skipa +‎ -un.

Noun

skipun f (genitive skipanar, plural skipanir)

1. Alternative form of skipan

Declension

  Declension of skipun (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skipun	skipunin	skipanir	skipanirnar
accusative	skipun	skipunina	skipanir	skipanirnar
dative	skipun	skipuninni	skipunum	skipununum
genitive	skipanar	skipanarinnar	skipana	skipananna

References

• skipun in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.