skäppa
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish skäppa. Compare Danish skæppe, Norwegian Bokmål skjeppe, Old Norse and Faroese skeppa. Possibly doublet of skåp and skopa.
Noun
[edit]skäppa c
- (historical) bushel (unit of volume equal to about 20 liters)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of skäppa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skäppa | skäppan | skäppor | skäpporna |
| Genitive | skäppas | skäppans | skäppors | skäppornas |
Further reading
[edit]- skäppa in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- skäppa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)