skänk

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See also: skank, skånk, and skænk

Swedish

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en skänk (sense 1)
en skänk (sense 1)
en skänk (sense 5)

Noun

skänk c

  2. (furniture) a sideboard
  3. (somewhat dated) a serving and display counter (at a restaurant, pub, or the like)
  4. (somewhat dated) a room or the like where food is prepared at such an establishment, a kitchen
  5. (in compounds) a person whose occupation is to serve alcoholic beverages
    munskänk
    cupbearer
  7. (metallurgy) a ladle

Usage notes

Especially of taller, more compact sideboards, like in the images, though it's bound to be a bit fuzzy. Compare sideboard.

Declension

Declension of skänk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skänk skänks
definite skänken skänkens
plural indefinite skänkar skänkars
definite skänkarna skänkarnas

Derived terms

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Noun

skänk c

  1. (archaic) a gift, a present
    få något till skänks
    receive something as a gift (idiomatic, with frozen genitive from when till governed the genitive)

Declension

Declension of skänk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skänk skänks
definite skänken skänkens
plural indefinite skänker skänkers
definite skänkerna skänkernas

Derived terms

Verb

skänk

  1. imperative of skänka

References

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