skam
See also: skäm
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Danish skam, from Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. Compare Norwegian and Swedish skam, Icelandic skömm, German Scham, English shame, Dutch schaamte.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skam c (singular definite skammen, not used in plural form)
Etymology 2 edit
From the noun.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
skam
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
skam
- imperative of skamme
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō.
Noun edit
skam m or f (definite singular skamma or skammen)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
skam
- imperative of skamme
References edit
- “skam” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō.
Noun edit
skam f (definite singular skamma, uncountable)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “skam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Swedish skam, from Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Noun edit
skam c
- shame; something to deeply regret
- shame; feeling caused by awareness of exposure of circumstances of unworthiness or of improper or indecent conduct.
Declension edit
| Declension of skam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | skam | skammen | — | — |
| Genitive | skams | skammens | — | — |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
A noa-name for the Devil.
Proper noun edit
skam c (genitive skams)
References edit
- skam in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skam in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)