skýli

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skýli, from Proto-Germanic *skiuliją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsciːlɪ/

  Rhymes: -iːlɪ

Noun

skýli n (genitive singular skýlis, nominative plural skýli)

1. shelter
2. shed

Declension

declension of skýli

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skýli	skýlið	skýli	skýlin
accusative	skýli	skýlið	skýli	skýlin
dative	skýli	skýlinu	skýlum	skýlunum
genitive	skýlis	skýlisins	skýla	skýlanna

Synonyms

• (shelter): skjól, afdrep
• (shed): skúr

Derived terms

• bátaskýli

References

• “skýli” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)