skot

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See also: Skot, skót, sköt, škot, Škot, and Škót

Czech

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skotъ with unclear origins. Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *skatta-.

Noun

skot m inan

  1. (collective) cattle
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

skot m anim

  1. miser, skinflint, scrooge
    Synonyms: škot, lakomec, skrblík
Declension

References

  1. ^ "skot" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  2. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Further reading

  • skot in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • skot in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • skot in Internetová jazyková příručka

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic *skutiz.

Pronunciation

Noun

skot n (genitive singular skots, nominative plural skot)

  1. a shot, a gunshot
  2. a bullet

Declension

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Derived terms

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skotъ, with unclear origins; possibly a Germanic loanword, from Proto-Germanic *skattaz (cattle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /skɔt/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /skɔt/

Noun

skot m ?

  1. cattle
    Synonyms: bydło, dobytek, wardęga

Related terms

verb
noun

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skotъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

skȍt m (Cyrillic spelling ско̏т)

  1. litter (animal young)
  2. (derogatory) evil and merciless person

Declension