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skel
skel
Faroese
skeljar
Noun
skel f (genitive singular skeljar, plural skeljar)
- shell (The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. )
Declension
| f8 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skel | skelin | skeljar | skeljarnar |
| Accusative | skel | skelina | skeljar | skeljarnar |
| Dative | skel | skelini | skeljum | skeljunum |
| Genitive | skeljar | skeljarinnar | skelja | skeljanna |
Derived terms
- gágguskel
- kræklingsskel
- øðuskel
- kúpuskel
- langskel
- hørpuskel
- smørskel
- skelbein
- skeljabrot
- skeljasandur
- skeljamatur
- skeldýr
Related terms
- lindýr
- kúfiskur
- skelfiskur
- høgguslokkur
- fiskur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /scɛːl/
- Rhymes: -ɛːl
Noun
skel f (genitive singular skeljar, nominative plural skeljar)
Declension
declension of skel
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skel | skelin | skeljar | skeljarnar |
| accusative | skel | skelina | skeljar | skeljarnar |
| dative | skel | skelinni | skeljum | skeljunum |
| genitive | skeljar | skeljarinnar | skelja | skeljanna |