skap

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See also: -skap, skåp, skáp, and skąp

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skap, from Proto-Germanic *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”).

Pronunciation

Noun

skap n (genitive singular skaps, nominative plural sköp)

  1. mood, temper
    Hann er í þungu skapi.
    He is in a bad mood.
  2. state, condition
  3. form, shape

Declension

Declension of skap (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skap skapið sköp sköpin
accusative skap skapið sköp sköpin
dative skapi skapinu sköpum sköpunum
genitive skaps skapsins skapa skapanna

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian skip, from Proto-West Germanic *skip. Cognates include West Frisian skip, English ship.

Pronunciation

Noun

skap n (plural skeb)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) ship
    mä’t skap keer ― to go by ship

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skap, from Proto-West Germanic *skap (“shape”), from Proto-Germanic *skapą.

Noun

skap n (definite singular skapet, indefinite plural skap, definite plural skapa or skapene)

  1. a closet
  2. a cupboard
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

skap

  1. imperative of skape

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

skap n (definite singular skapet, indefinite plural skap, definite plural skapa)

  1. Alternative form of skåp

Etymology 2

Verb

skap

  1. imperative of skapa

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skāp.

Pronunciation

Noun

skāp n

  1. sheep

Declension

skāp (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative skāp skāp
accusative skāp skāp
genitive skāpes skāpō
dative skāpe skāpun
instrumental — —

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