skilaboð

Icelandic

Etymology

Original sense “verbally delivered message”, from (genitive of) skil n pl (“delivery”) +‎ boð n (“message”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈscɪːlaˌpɔːð]

  Rhymes: -ɔːð

Noun

skilaboð n pl (plural only, genitive plural skilaboða)

1. message

   Synonyms: boð n, boðskapur m, erindi n, orðsending f

   Sendu mér skilaboð ef þú vilt frekari upplýsingar. ― Send me a message if you want further information.

Declension

Declension of skilaboð (pl-only neuter)

	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	skilaboð	skilaboðin
accusative	skilaboð	skilaboðin
dative	skilaboðum	skilaboðunum
genitive	skilaboða	skilaboðanna

Derived terms

• einkaskilaboð (“private message”)
• meginskilaboð (“main massage”)
• myndskilaboð (“MMS”)
• óskilaboð (“bounce message”)
• skilaboðakerfi n (“messaging system”)
• skilaboðaskjóða (“inbox”)
• smáskilaboð, SMS-skilaboð, textaskilaboð, símaskilaboð (“text message, SMS”)
• talskilaboð (“voice message”)
• villuskilaboð (“error message”)

Further reading

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “skilaboð”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• “skilaboð” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)