skinka

Icelandic

Etymology

From Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic *skinkō. Cognate with Swedish skinka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsciŋ̊ka/

  Rhymes: -iŋ̊ka

Noun

skinka f (genitive singular skinku, nominative plural skinkur)

1. (countable or uncountable) ham (a cured leg of a swine, or other similar cured pork)
2. (slang) a Caucasian girl that has an abnormal amount of tan resulting from sunbathing or the use of tanning beds; confer the Japanese ガングロ (ganguro, "black face girls")

Declension

declension of skinka

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skinka	skinkan	skinkur	skinkurnar
accusative	skinku	skinkuna	skinkur	skinkurnar
dative	skinku	skinkunni	skinkum	skinkunum
genitive	skinku	skinkunnar	skinka/skinkna	skinkanna/skinknanna

See also

• hnakki

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• skinken

Noun

skinka m or f

1. definite feminine singular of skinke

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skinka f

1. definite singular of skinke

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Swedish

Etymology

From Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic *skinkō. Cognate with Icelandic skinka.

Pronunciation

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Noun

skinka c

1. ham

   Jag äter smörgåsar med skinka som pålägg.

   I eat sandwiches with ham as a topping.

2. buttock

   Min vänstra skinka gör ont.

   My left buttock hurts.

Declension

Declension of skinka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skinka	skinkan	skinkor	skinkorna
Genitive	skinkas	skinkans	skinkors	skinkornas