matskeið

Icelandic

Etymology

From matur (“food, meal”) +‎ skeið (“spoon”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːt.sceiːð/

Noun
A matskeið (“tablespoon”) has a capacity of about 15 ml.

matskeið f (genitive singular matskeiðar, nominative plural matskeiðar)

  1. (cutlery) a tablespoon, a large spoon
    Kúfuð matskeið.
    A heaped tablespoonful.
  2. (unit of measure) a spoon that holds around 15 millilitres

Declension
declension of matskeið
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative matskeið matskeiðin matskeiðar matskeiðarnar
accusative matskeið matskeiðina matskeiðar matskeiðarnar
dative matskeið matskeiðinni matskeiðum matskeiðunum
genitive matskeiðar matskeiðarinnar matskeiða matskeiðanna
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