skon

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See also: skön and skøn

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Also found in Norwegian dialects skon; possibly related to Albanian hundë.[1]

Noun[edit]

skon f (genitive singular skonar, plural skonir)

  1. snout
  2. (derogatory) face, mug

Declension[edit]

Declension of skon
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skon skonin skonir skonirnar
accusative skon skonina skonir skonirnar
dative skon skonini skonum skonunum
genitive skonar skonarinnar skona skonanna

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Adam Hyllested, “Albanian hundë ‘nose’ and Faroese, SW Norwegian skon ‘snout’”, in Proceedings of the 23rd Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference (Bremen: Hempen, 2012), 73-81.

Old Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Deverbal from skonać.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

skon m animacy unattested

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. deed
      Synonyms: czyn, działo, skutek, uczynek, uczynianie
      • 1916 [second half of the 15th century], Stanisław Słoński, editor, Psałterz puławski[1], Greater Poland, page 93 arg:
        Cristus czyelne rozgodzyw scony y czlowyeku naukę dal
        [Krystus cielne rozgodziw skony i człowieku naukę dał]

Descendants[edit]

  • >? Polish: skon (archaic)

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish skon. By surface analysis, deverbal from skonać.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /skɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔn
  • Syllabification: skon

Noun[edit]

skon m inan

  1. (rare, archaic) an act of dying; death
    Synonyms: skonanie, zgon

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • skon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

skon

  1. definite singular of sko

Anagrams[edit]

Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English scone.

Noun[edit]

skon

  1. scone