sköka

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish skøkia, ultimate origin disputed. Cognate of Danish skøge, Norwegian Nynorsk skjøkja, skjøkje.

Noun

sköka c

1. (archaic, derogatory) a harlot, a whore (prostitute)

   Synonyms: fnask, gatflicka, glädjeflicka, hora, luder, nattfjäril, prostituerad, sexarbetare, sexsäljare, slinka

   Babyloniska skökan

   The Whore of Babylon

2. (archaic, derogatory) a harlot, a whore (promiscuous woman)

Declension

Declension of sköka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sköka	skökas
	definite	skökan	skökans
plural	indefinite	skökor	skökors
	definite	skökorna	skökornas

References

• “sköka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “sköka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “sköka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Fula Ordboken
• sköka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)