Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Originally found in placenames. Probably related to skammur (short).

Noun

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skemma f (genitive singular skemmu, nominative plural skemmur)

  1. storehouse
    Skóflan er í skemmunni.
    The shovel is in the storehouse.
Declension
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    Declension of skemma
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skemma skemman skemmur skemmurnar
accusative skemmu skemmuna skemmur skemmurnar
dative skemmu skemmunni skemmum skemmunum
genitive skemmu skemmunnar skemma skemmanna

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse skemma.

Verb

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skemma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skemmdi, supine skemmt)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to (usually permanently) damage, to spoil, to ruin
    Synonyms: skaða, skadda, laska
    Hún skemmdi bókina mína!
    She ruined my book!
    Þú skemmir mjólkina ef þú setur hana ekki í ísskápinn.
    You'll spoil the milk if you don’t put it in the fridge.
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