skulder

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German schulder, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldru, cognate with English shoulder, German Schulter. It has replaced the older word aksel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskulder/, [ˈsɡ̊ulɐ]

Noun

skulder c (singular definite skulderen, plural indefinite skuldre)

1. shoulder

Inflection

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)

Norwegian Bokmål

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.