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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse skipta (verb).
Noun
skifte n (singular definite skiftet, plural indefinite skifter)
- change, changeover
- distribution, partition
Inflection
Verb
skifte (imperative skift, infinitive at skifte, present tense skifter, past tense skiftede, perfect tense har skiftet)
- to change
- to exchange, swap
- to distribute, divide, partition
- (intransitive) to shift, switch
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skipti.
Noun
skifte n (definite singular skiftet, indefinite plural skifter, definite plural skifta or skiftene)
- a change
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse skipta.
Verb
skifte (imperative skift, present tense skifter, passive skiftes, simple past and past participle skifta or skiftet, present participle skiftende)
- to change (something)
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skipti.
Noun
skifte n (definite singular skiftet, indefinite plural skifte, definite plural skifta)
- change
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse skipta.
Verb
skifte (present tense skifter or skiftar, past tense skifte or skifta, past participle skift or skifta, passive infinitive skiftast, present participle skiftande, imperative skift)
- to change
Eg skifta klede før middag.- I changed clothes before dinner.
- to share, divide, apportion
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Swedish
Noun
skifte n
- change, changeover
- distribution, partition
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