skjorte

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skyrta (“shirt”), from Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ, cognate with English shirt, German Schürze (partly from Low German). Doublet of skørt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɡjoɐ̯də/, [ˈsɡ̊joɐ̯d̥ə], [ˈskjo̝ɒ̯̽ɾə]

Noun

skjorte c (singular definite skjorten, plural indefinite skjorter)

1. shirt

Inflection

Declension of skjorte

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skjorte	skjorten	skjorter	skjorterne
genitive	skjortes	skjortens	skjorters	skjorternes

Derived terms

• murerskjorte
• skovmandsskjorte

 

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skyrta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃuʈə/

Noun

skjorte f or m (definite singular skjorta or skjorten, indefinite plural skjorter, definite plural skjortene)

1. a shirt

Derived terms

• skjorteerme
• T-skjorte

References

• “skjorte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skyrta. Akin to English shirt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʃʊrtə/

Noun

skjorte f (definite singular skjorta, indefinite plural skjorter, definite plural skjortene)

1. a shirt

Derived terms

• skjorteerme
• T-skjorte

References

• “skjorte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.