skulder

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish skoldær, from Middle Low German schulder, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldru. Cognate with English shoulder, German Schulter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskulder/, [ˈsɡ̊ulɐ]

Noun

skulder c (singular definite skulderen, plural indefinite skuldre)

1. shoulder

   Synonym: (archaic) aksel

Declension

Declension of skulder

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skulder	skulderen	skuldre	skuldrene
genitive	skulders	skulderens	skuldres	skuldrenes

Derived terms

• skulderblad
• skulderbred
• skulderklap
• skulderstrop
• skuldertaske
• skuldertræk
• skuldre (verb)

References

• “skulder” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “skulder” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German scholder, schulder, from Old Saxon *skuldra, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldru, of further unclear origin.

Displaced native Norwegian Bokmål aksel (“shoulder”).

Noun

skulder m or f (definite singular skuldra or skulderen, indefinite plural skuldre or skuldrer, definite plural skuldrene)

1. a shoulder

Derived terms

• skulderblad
• skulderlang
• skulderveske

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskʉldɛr/

Noun

skulder f (definite singular skuldra, indefinite plural skuldrer, definite plural skuldrene)

1. a shoulder

Derived terms

• skulderblad
• skulderlang
• skulderveske

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²skʉldɛr/

Noun

skulder f

1. indefinite plural of skuld

Further reading

• “skulder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

skulder

1. indefinite plural of skuld