-skapr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-skapiz, derived from *skapjaną.
Suffix
-skapr
- Used to form nouns from nouns and adjectives.
- klókr (“arch, cunning, crafty”) + -skapr → klókskapr (“cunning, cleverness”)
- prestr (“priest”) + -skapr → prestskapr (“priesthood”)
Declension
Declension of -skapr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | -skapr | -skaprinn | -skapir | -skapirnir |
| accusative | -skap | -skapinn | -skapi | -skapina |
| dative | -skap | -skapinum | -skǫpum | -skǫpunum |
| genitive | -skapar | -skaparins | -skapa | -skapanna |
Related terms
- skap
Descendants
- Danish: -skab
- Faroese: -skapur
- Icelandic: -skapur
- Norwegian Bokmål: -skap
- Norwegian Nynorsk: -skap
- Swedish: -skap