skap

See also: -skap, skåp, skáp, and skąp

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skap, from Proto-Germanic *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skaːp/
• Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

skap n (genitive singular skaps, nominative plural sköp)

1. mood, temper

   Hann er í þungu skapi.

   He is in a bad mood.

2. state, condition
3. form, shape

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• schap (Mooring)
• Skep (Sylt)

Etymology

From Old Frisian skip, from Proto-West Germanic *skip. Cognates include West Frisian skip, English ship.

Pronunciation

• (Föhr-Amrum) IPA^(key): [skapʰ]

Noun

skap n (plural skeb)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) ship

   mä’t skap keer ― to go by ship

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

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

Noun

skap n (definite singular skapet, indefinite plural skap, definite plural skapa or skapene)

1. a closet
2. a cupboard

Derived terms

• i skapet
• garderobeskap
• kjøkkenskap
• kjøleskap
• klesskap
• pengeskap

Etymology 2

Verb

skap

1. imperative of skape

References

• “skap” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

skap n (definite singular skapet, indefinite plural skap, definite plural skapa)

1. Alternative form of skåp

Etymology 2

Verb

skap

1. imperative of skapa

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• scāp

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skāp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɑːp/

Noun

skāp n

1. sheep

Declension

Declension of skāp (neuter a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	skāp	skāp
accusative	skāp	skāp
genitive	skāpes	skāpō
dative	skāpe	skāpun
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: schâp
  • Low German:
    • German Low German:

      Hamburgisch: Schaap

    • Westphalian:

      Ravensbergisch: Schåp

      Sauerländisch: Schōp

      Westmünsterländisch: Schaop

  • Plautdietsch: Schop