skifte

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skipta (verb).

Noun

skifte n (singular definite skiftet, plural indefinite skifter)

1. change, changeover
2. distribution, partition

Inflection

Declension of skifte

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skifte	skiftet	skifter	skifterne
genitive	skiftes	skiftets	skifters	skifternes

Verb

skifte (imperative skift, infinitive at skifte, present tense skifter, past tense skiftede, perfect tense har skiftet)

1. to change
2. to exchange, swap
3. to distribute, divide, partition

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skipti

Noun

skifte n (definite singular skiftet, indefinite plural skifter, definite plural skifta or skiftene)

1. a change

Derived terms

Terms derived from skifte (noun)

• hamskifte
• ordskifte

• paradigmeskifte
• regjeringsskifte

• stoffskifte
• århundreskifte

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skipta

Verb

skifte (imperative skift, present tense skifter, passive skiftes, simple past and past participle skifta or skiftet, present participle skiftende)

1. to change (something)

Derived terms

• utskiftbar
• utskifte

Related terms

• skift (noun)

References

• “skifte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “skifte_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “skifte_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʃɪftə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skipti.

Noun

skifte n (definite singular skiftet, indefinite plural skifte, definite plural skifta)

1. change

Synonyms

• brigde
• endring

Derived terms

Terms derived from skifte

• hamskifte
• ordskifte

• paradigmeskifte
• regjeringsskifte

• stoffskifte

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skipta

Alternative forms

• skifta

Verb

skifte (present tense skifter or skiftar, past tense skifte or skifta, past participle skift or skifta, passive infinitive skiftast, present participle skiftande, imperative skift)

1. to change

   Eg skifta klede før middag.

   I changed clothes before dinner.

2. to share, divide, apportion

References

• “skifte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Noun

skifte n

1. change, changeover
2. distribution, partition

Declension

Declension of skifte
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skifte	skiftet	skiften	skiftena
Genitive	skiftes	skiftets	skiftens	skiftenas

Derived terms

Derived terms

• arvskifte
• månadsskifte
• paradigmskifte

• regeringsskifte
• sekelskifte

See also

• skift

Anagrams

• fikets, fisket