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Ég er þreyttur á þessum frekkjuskap.

Ég er þreyttur á þessum frekkjuskap.
I am tired of this impudence.
From Lesson 434:Abstract qualities and behavior (-skapur)·Icelandic

Questions & Answers about Ég er þreyttur á þessum frekkjuskap.

What is the root of "frekkjuskap", and how does the "-skapur" suffix change its meaning?
The root is the feminine noun frekja (pushiness or impudence). Adding the suffix -skapur creates a new masculine noun that emphasizes the behavior or the act of being pushy. While frekja can refer to the trait itself (or even a pushy person), frekkjuskapur focuses specifically on the impudent behavior being displayed right now.
Why does "frekja" get a double "k" when it becomes "frekkjuskapur"?
When deriving words or forming compounds from nouns ending in -kja, Icelandic often uses the genitive plural form of the root word. The genitive plural of frekja is frekkja, which gives us the connecting stem frekkju- before adding the suffix.
Why is "þessum frekkjuskap" in the dative case here?
It is governed by the preposition á. In Icelandic, the phrase for "tired of" is vera þreyttur á, which always takes the dative case for the thing you are tired of. Because -skapur nouns are masculine, the demonstrative pronoun þessi becomes þessum in the dative masculine singular, and the ending -ur is dropped from frekkjuskapur.
How would this sentence change if the speaker were female?
The adjective þreyttur (tired) is in the masculine singular form here to agree with a male speaker. A female speaker would use the feminine singular form and say, Ég er þreytt á þessum frekkjuskap.

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