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Icelandic
Etymology
Compound of skammur (“short”) + -degi, dative singular of dagur (“day”); lit: “short day”.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈskamːˌtɛ(ː)jɪ/
- (Northen Iceland, Southern Iceland) IPA(key): .
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Noun
skammdegi n (genitive singular skammdegis, no plural)
- winter darkness, the period of winter in which there is very little daylight, often in particular mid-November to mid-January
Declension
Declension of skammdegi (sg-only neuter)
Derived terms