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)