skansen

See also: Skansen

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Skansen, definite form of skans (“sconce”), the first open-air museum, located on the island of Djurgården. Doublet of szaniec (“sconce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskan.sɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ansɛn
• Syllabification: skan‧sen

Noun

skansen m inan

1. open-air museum
2. (colloquial) jerkwater town, one-horse town, backwater

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Declension

Declension of skansen

	singular	plural
nominative	skansen	skanseny
genitive	skansenu	skansenów
dative	skansenowi	skansenom
accusative	skansen	skanseny
instrumental	skansenem	skansenami
locative	skansenie	skansenach
vocative	skansenie	skanseny

Derived terms

adjectives

• skansenowski
• skansenowy

 

Further reading

• skansen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• skansen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

skansen

1. definite singular of skans

Anagrams

• skenans