skilja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

skilja

1. to understand
2. to divide

Conjugation

Gothic

Romanization

skilja

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈscɪlja/
• Rhymes: -ɪlja

Verb

skilja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skildi, supine skilið)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to separate
2. (transitive, with accusative) to understand

   Ég skil ekki.

   I don't understand.

   Fyrirgefðu, en ég skil ekki frönsku.

   I'm sorry but I don't understand French.

3. (intransitive) to divorce

Conjugation

j=j

Synonyms

• (separate): aðskilja
• (understand): botna í, sjá, undirstanda (obsolete)
• (divorce): slíta sambúð

Derived terms

Anagrams

• klisja

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną.

Alternative forms

• skilje (e-infinitive)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʃɪlja/, /²sçɪlja/

Verb

skilja (present tense skil, past tense skilde, past participle skilt, passive infinitive skiljast, present participle skiljande, imperative skil)

1. (transitive) to separate
2. (transitive) to divide
3. (reflexive) to differ (frå / from)
4. (reflexive) to divorce

Derived terms

• skiljast

Etymology 2

Noun

skilja n

1. definite plural of skilje

References

• “skilja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skiljaną (“to separate, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”). Compare Old Armenian ցելում (cʿelum). Cognate with Old English scylian, scielian (“to divide, separate”). More at skill.

Verb

skilja

1. to part, divide, separate
2. to break off, break up
3. to part company, take leave
4. to distinguish, discern
5. to understand, find out
6. to decide, settle
7. to set apart, reserve for one

Conjugation

Descendants

References

• “skilja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skilia, from Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic *skiljaną (“to separate, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɧɪlja/

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Verb

skilja (present skiljer, preterite skilde or skiljde, supine skilt or skiljt, imperative skilj)

1. to separate; to cause to be separate

   skilja agnarna från vetet

   separate the wheat from the chaff

2. (often with på) to tell apart; to discern, to differentiate

   kunna skilja på höger och vänster

   be able to distinguish between right and left

   kunna skilja höger från vänster

   ditto

3. (often with på or åt) to separate, to distinguish (treat as different)

   skilja på två fenomen / skilja två fenomen åt

   separate two phenomena

4. (reflexive, sometimes with åt) to differ; to be different

   Äpplen och päron skiljer sig (åt) på så sätt att de är olika frukter

   Apples and pears differ in that they are different fruits

5. (reflexive) to divorce; to end one's marriage

   Synonym: skiljas

   De bestämde sig för att skilja sig

   They decided to get a divorce

Conjugation

Derived terms

• avskilja
• frånskilja
• skilja åt
• skiljaktig
• skillnad
• skilsmässa
• särskilja
• tills döden skiljer oss åt (“till death do us part”)
• urskilja
• åtskilja
• åtskillnad

Related terms

• skiljas

References

• skilja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skilja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skilja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)