Icelandic

Noun

skammtur m ‎(genitive singular skammts, nominative plural skammtar)

1. a portion
2. a ration
3. a dose, a dosage
4. (physics) quantum, (smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon)

Derived terms

• af skornum skammti, vera af skornum skammti (to be scarce, to be a shortage of)

Synonyms

• (portion): hluti
• (dose): lyfjaskammtur
• (physics: quantum): (uncommon) kvanti