skap

See also: -skap, skåp, and skáp

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”).

Noun

skap n (genitive singular skaps, nominative plural sköp)

1. mood, temper

   Hann er í þungu skapi.

   He is in a bad mood.

Declension

declension of skap

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skap	skapið	sköp	sköpin
accusative	skap	skapið	sköp	sköpin
dative	skapi	skapinu	sköpum	sköpunum
genitive	skaps	skapsins	skapa	skapanna

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North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian skip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą.

Noun

skap n (plural skeb)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) ship

   mä't skap keer

   to go by ship

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German schap

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. (deprecated template usage) imperative of skape

References

• “skap” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

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

1. Alternative form of skåp

Verb

skap

1. imperative of skapa

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• scāp

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skēpą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̺kɑːp/

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-Lippisch: Schåp

      Sauerländisch: Schōp

      Westmünsterländisch: Schaop

  • Plautdietsch: Schop