skab

See also: -skab

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skaːb/, [sɡ̊æːˀb̥]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skabb (“scab, scabies”), from Proto-Germanic *skabbaz.

Noun

skab n (singular definite skabet, not used in plural form)

1. mange (skin disease)
2. (archaic) scab
3. (archaic) vermin

Derived terms

• skabet ("mangy", "scabby")

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skap, from Proto-West Germanic *skap (“shape”), from Proto-Germanic *skapą.

Noun

skab n (singular definite skabet, plural indefinite skabe)

1. cupboard, closet, cabinet
2. wardrobe (cabinet in which clothes may be stored)
3. locker
4. safe (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping)

Inflection

Declension of skab

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skab	skabet	skabe	skabene
genitive	skabs	skabets	skabes	skabenes

Etymology 3

See skabe (“to create, make, cause”).

Verb

skab

1. imperative of skabe

See also

• (mange): Skab (sygdom) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• (cupboard): skab on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• (disambiguation): Skab (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da