skam
See also: skäm
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Danish skam, from Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. Compare Norwegian and Swedish skam, Icelandic skömm, German Scham, English shame, Dutch schaamte.
Pronunciation
Noun
skam c (singular definite skammen, not used in plural form)
Etymology 2
From the noun.
Pronunciation
Adverb
skam
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
skam
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō.
Noun
skam m or f (definite singular skamma or skammen)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
skam
References
- “skam” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō.
Noun
skam f (definite singular skamma)
Derived terms
References
- “skam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish skam, From Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Pronunciation
Noun
skam c
- shame; something to deeply regret
- shame; feeling caused by awareness of exposure of circumstances of unworthiness or of improper or indecent conduct.
Declension
Declension of skam | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | skam | skammen | — | — |
Genitive | skams | skammens | — | — |
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