skurk
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Afrikaans
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
skurk (plural skurke)
- villain, scoundrel
- (fiction) villain (an evil character in a work of fiction)
Danish
Etymology
Derived from German Low German Schurk, Schurke. Cognate with Dutch schurk and German Schurke.
Pronunciation
Noun
skurk c (singular definite skurken, plural indefinite skurke)
- (also literature) villain, baddie
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skurk | skurken | skurke | skurkene |
| genitive | skurks | skurkens | skurkes | skurkenes |
Synonyms
- slyngel c
Swedish
Noun
skurk c
- crook (a criminal (or dishonest, etc., by extension) person)
- Jag är ingen skurk
- I am not a crook
- bad guy, villain (in a story or the like)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skurk | skurks |
| definite | skurken | skurkens | |
| plural | indefinite | skurkar | skurkars |
| definite | skurkarna | skurkarnas |