skyts

Danish

Etymology

Older skyt, from Middle Low German (ge)schutte, from Proto-Germanic *gaskutją, cognate with German Geschütz (“gun”), Dutch geschut (“artillery”). A collective from the noun *skutiz (“shot”), which is a verbal noun from *skeutaną. The modern Danish form is influenced by the Standard German cognate.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skøts/, [ˈsɡ̊ød̥s]

Noun

skyts n (singular definite skytset, not used in plural form)

  1. guns, artillery
  2. (figuratively) artillery (arguments in a debate)

Declension
Declension of skyts
neuter
gender		 Singular
indefinite definite
nominative skyts skytset
genitive skytss skytsets

References

Swedish

Noun

skyts

  1. indefinite genitive singular of skyt

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