skopa

Old Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skopa, from Proto-Germanic *skuppōną.

Verb

skopa

1. to jump, to play, to dance

Conjugation

Conjugation of skopa (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	skopa			—
participle	skopandi, -e			skopaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	skopar	skopi, -e	—	skopaþi, -e	skopaþi, -e
þū	skopar	skopi, -e	skopa	skopaþi, -e	skopaþi, -e
han	skopar	skopi, -e	—	skopaþi, -e	skopaþi, -e
vīr	skopum, -om	skopum, -om	skopum, -om	skopaþum, -om	skopaþum, -om
īr	skopin	skopin	skopin	skopaþin	skopaþin
þēr	skopa	skopin	—	skopaþu, -o	skopaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	skopas	skopis, -es	—	skopaþis, -es	skopaþis, -es
þū	skopas	skopis, -es	—	skopaþis, -es	skopaþis, -es
han	skopas	skopis, -es	—	skopaþis, -es	skopaþis, -es
vīr	skopums, -oms	skopums, -oms	—	skopaþums, -oms	skopaþums, -oms
īr	skopins	skopins	—	skopaþins	skopaþins
þēr	skopas	skopins	—	skopaþus, -os	skopaþins

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German schōpe, from Proto-Germanic *skōpō.

Noun

skōpa f

1. a scoop

Declension

Declension of skōpa (on-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skōpa	skōpan	skōpu(r), -o(r)	skōpuna(r), -ona(r)
accusative	skōpu, -o	skōpuna, -ona	skōpu(r), -o(r)	skōpuna(r), -ona(r)
dative	skōpu, -o	skōpunni, -onne	skōpum, -om	skōpumin, -omen
genitive	skōpu, -o	skōpunna(r), -onna(r)	skōpa	skōpanna

Descendants

• Swedish: skopa

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skōpa, borrowing from Middle Low German schōpe, from Proto-Germanic *skōpō.

Noun

skopa c

1. a scoop, a bucket
2. an excavator; Contraction of grävskopa.

Declension

Declension of skopa
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skopa	skopan	skopor	skoporna
Genitive	skopas	skopans	skopors	skopornas

Related terms

• dragskopa
• elevatorskopa
• glasskopa
• gripskopa
• grävskopa
• mullskopa
• skoparm
• skopformad
• skopkedja
• skoplastare
• skopmaskinist
• skopverk
• skopvis
• släpskopa

Verb

skopa (present skopar, preterite skopade, supine skopat, imperative skopa)

1. to scoop

Conjugation

Conjugation of skopa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skopa		skopas
Supine	skopat		skopats
Imperative	skopa		—
Imper. plural1	skopen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skopar	skopade	skopas	skopades
Ind. plural1	skopa	skopade	skopas	skopades
Subjunctive2	skope	skopade	skopes	skopades
	Participles
Present participle	skopande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• skopning

References

• skopa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skopa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)