skipun

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈscɪːpʏn/
    Rhymes: -ɪːpʏn

Noun

skipun f (genitive singular skipunar, nominative plural skipanir)

  1. command, order
  2. appointment (the act of appointing an official, etc.)
  3. (computing) command

Declension

Declension of skipun (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skipun skipunin skipanir skipanirnar
accusative skipun skipunina skipanir skipanirnar
dative skipun skipuninni skipunum skipununum
genitive skipunar skipunarinnar skipana skipananna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From skipa +‎ -un.

Noun

skipun f (genitive skipanar, plural skipanir)

  1. alternative form of skipan

Declension

Declension of skipun (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skipun skipunin skipanir skipanirnar
accusative skipun skipunina skipanir skipanirnar
dative skipun skipuninni skipunum skipununum
genitive skipanar skipanarinnar skipana skipananna

Further reading

  • Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “skipun”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press, page 549