skyrta
Icelandic
Etymology
According to Vladimir Orel from *skurti. Cognate to Old Norse skyrta, Middle Low German schorte (“shirt”). From the same source like Albanian shkurt (“short”) and shkurte (“shirt”); which was probably borrowed from a Germanic language, although unlikley.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
skyrta f (genitive singular skyrtu, nominative plural skyrtur)
- shirt
- Þetta er gömul skyrta, þú ættir að kaupa nýja.
- That's an old shirt, you should buy a new one.
Declension
declension of skyrta
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skyrta | skyrtan | skyrtur | skyrturnar |
accusative | skyrtu | skyrtuna | skyrtur | skyrturnar |
dative | skyrtu | skyrtunni | skyrtum | skyrtunum |
genitive | skyrtu | skyrtunnar | skyrta/skyrtna | skyrtanna/skyrtnanna |
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “skyrta”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 425