skeifa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skeifa, from skeifr (“askew, oblique”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsceiːva]
    Rhymes: -eiːva

Noun

skeifa f (genitive singular skeifu, nominative plural skeifur)

  1. a horseshoe
    Hver hestur hefur eina skeifu á hverjum fæti.
    Every horse has one horseshoe on each foot.

Declension
declension of skeifa
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skeifa skeifan skeifur skeifurnar
accusative skeifu skeifuna skeifur skeifurnar
dative skeifu skeifunni skeifum skeifunum
genitive skeifu skeifunnar skeifa/skeifna skeifanna/skeifnanna

Derived terms
  • setja á sig skeifu
  • Skeifan (the Horseshoe)
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