skabb

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

skabb m (definite singular skabben, indefinite plural skabber, definite plural skabbene)

1. (pathology) scabies

Usage notes

• Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was considered grammatically neuter. The forms skabbet, skabb (as indefinite plural) and skabba were then made obsolete.

References

• “skabb” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skabb m (definite singular skabben, indefinite plural skabbar, definite plural skabbane)

1. (pathology, usually uncountable) scabies

Usage notes

• Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was considered grammatically neuter. The forms skabbet, skabb (as indefinite plural) and skabba were then made obsolete.

References

• “skabb” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skabber, from Old Norse skabb, from Proto-Germanic *skabbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *skabn-, *skab- (“to cut, split, carve, shape”). Cognate with Latin scabiēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskab/

Noun

skabb c

1. scabies (An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei)

Declension

Declension of skabb

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skabb	skabbs
	definite	skabben	skabbens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• skabbig

References

• skabb in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).