skammstöfun

Icelandic

Etymology

From the verb skammstafa (“abbreviate”), from skammur (“short”) + stafa (“to spell”).

Noun

skammstöfun f (genitive singular skammstöfunar, nominative plural skammstafanir)

1. abbreviation

Related terms

• skammstafa (verb)

See also

• fullum stöfum