skans

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Latvian

Noun

skans m (1st declension)

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of skaņa

Declension

Swedish

Nässkansen in Botkyrka Municipality. A star-shaped sconce.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish skanz. Borrowed from Middle Low German schanse, schanze. First attested in 1506.[1]

Cognate with Danish skanse, Norwegian skanse, and English sconce.

Pronunciation

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Noun

skans c

  1. A sconce; a type of small fort or other fortification.
  2. (nautical) the crew's quarters on an (older) ship, a forecastle

Declension

Descendants

  • Polish: skansen

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