skap

See also: -skap, skåp, skáp, and skąp

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skap, from Proto-Germanic *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skaːp/
  • Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

skap n (genitive singular skaps, nominative plural sköp)

  1. mood, temper
    Hann er í þungu skapi.
    He is in a bad mood.
  2. state, condition
  3. form, shape

Declension
declension of skap
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skap skapið sköp sköpin
accusative skap skapið sköp sköpin
dative skapi skapinu sköpum sköpunum
genitive skaps skapsins skapa skapanna

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian skip, from Proto-West Germanic *skip.

Noun

skap n (plural skep or skeb)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) ship
    mä't skap keer ― to go by ship

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skap, from Proto-West Germanic *skap (“shape”), from Proto-Germanic *skapą.

Noun

skap n (definite singular skapet, indefinite plural skap, definite plural skapa or skapene)

  1. a closet
  2. a cupboard
Derived terms

Verb

skap

  1. imperative of skape

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skap n (definite singular skapet, indefinite plural skap, definite plural skapa)

  1. Alternative form of skåp

Verb

skap

  1. imperative of skapa

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skāp.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skɑːp/

Noun

skāp n

  1. sheep

Declension
Declension of skāp (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative skāp skāp
accusative skāp skāp
genitive skāpes skāpō
dative skāpe skāpun
instrumental — —


Descendants
  • Middle Low German: schâp
    • Low German:
      • German Low German:
        Hamburgisch: Schaap
      • Westphalian:
        Ravensbergisch: Schåp
        Sauerländisch: Schōp
        Westmünsterländisch: Schaop
    • Plautdietsch: Schop
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