skott
See also: skött
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse skopt (“lock of hair, hair from the head”) (whence also Nynorsk skoft (“tail [of birds]”)), from Proto-Germanic *skuftą.
Pronunciation
Noun
skott n (genitive singular skotts, nominative plural skott)
- (animals, especially dogs, cats and foxes) a tail
- (dress) 18th century Icelandic women's head wear
- (automotive) a trunk, a boot, the luggage storage compartment of a car
Declension
Declension of skott | ||||
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n-s | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skott | skottið | skott | skottin |
accusative | skott | skottið | skott | skottin |
dative | skotti | skottinu | skottum | skottunum |
genitive | skotts | skottsins | skotta | skottanna |
Synonyms
- (tail): (of a dog or cat) rófa
Derived terms
See also
References
- Icelandic Web of Science: Hvaðan koma orð eins og rófa, skott, tagl og hali sem eru ekki til í Norðurlandamálum? (“Where do words that don't exist in the Nordic languages such as rófa, skott, tagl and hali come from?”)
Swedish
Noun
skott n
Declension
Declension of skott | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skott | skottet | skott | skotten |
Genitive | skotts | skottets | skotts | skottens |
Related terms
See also
Verb
skott
Further reading
- skott in Svensk ordbok.
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- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
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- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
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- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
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- Swedish non-lemma forms
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