skilaboð

Icelandic

Etymology

Original sense “verbally delivered message”, from (genitive of) skil n pl (“delivery”) +‎ boð n (“message”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈscɪːlaˌpɔːð/
    Rhymes: -ɔːð

Noun

skilaboð n pl (plural only, genitive plural skilaboða)

  1. message
    Synonyms: boð n, boðskapur m, erindi n, orðsending f
    Sendu mér skilaboð ef þú vilt frekari upplýsingar. ― Send me a message if you want further information.

Declension

Declension of skilaboð (pl-only neuter)
plural
indefinite definite
nominative skilaboð skilaboðin
accusative skilaboð skilaboðin
dative skilaboðum skilaboðunum
genitive skilaboða skilaboðanna

Derived terms

  • einkaskilaboð (“private message”)
  • meginskilaboð (“main massage”)
  • myndskilaboð (“MMS”)
  • óskilaboð (“bounce message”)
  • skilaboðakerfi n (“messaging system”)
  • skilaboðaskjóða (“inbox”)
  • smáskilaboð, SMS-skilaboð, textaskilaboð, símaskilaboð (“text message, SMS”)
  • talskilaboð (“voice message”)
  • villuskilaboð (“error message”)

Further reading

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “skilaboð”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • “skilaboð” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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