eimskip

Icelandic

Etymology

From eimur (“steam”) +‎ skip (“ship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeimscɪːp/

Noun

eimskip n (genitive singular eimskips, nominative plural eimskip)

1. steamship, steamer, steamboat

   Synonyms: dampskip, gufuskip

Declension

declension of eimskip

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eimskip	eimskipið	eimskip	eimskipin
accusative	eimskip	eimskipið	eimskip	eimskipin
dative	eimskipi	eimskipinu	eimskipum	eimskipunum
genitive	eimskips	eimskipsins	eimskipa	eimskipanna

Further reading

• “eimskip” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)