skytte

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Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /skøtə/, [ˈsɡ̊ød̥ə]

Etymology 1[edit]

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Noun[edit]

skytte c (singular definite skytten, plural indefinite skytter)

  1. marksman
  2. shooter
  3. gamekeeper
  4. rifleman
  5. Sagittarius (someone with a Sagittarius star sign)
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Etymology 2[edit]

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Noun[edit]

skytte c (singular definite skytten, plural indefinite skytter)

  1. shuttle
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

skytte m

  1. Sagittarius (Someone with a Sagittarius star sign)

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the verb skytta, which is no longer in use. Compare the similar construction fiske (fishing), from fiska (to fish).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

skytte n

  1. shooting (the act of shooting)
    Jag ska testa pistolskytte.
    I'm going to try pistol shooting.
    Hon har vunnit ett OS-guld och ett OS-silver i skytte.
    She has won two Olympic golds and one Olympic silver in shooting.

Declension[edit]

Declension of skytte 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skytte skyttet skytten skyttena
Genitive skyttes skyttets skyttens skyttenas

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