skap

See also -skap, skåp, and skáp

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kÀp- (“to split, cut”). Cognate to English shape.

Noun

skap n (genitive singular skaps, plural sköp)

1. mood, temper

   Hann er í þungu skapi – He is in a bad mood

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

skap n (definite singular skapet; indefinite plural skap; definite plural skapa/skapene)

1. closet

Derived terms

• i skapet
• garderobeskap
• kjøkkenskap
• kjøleskap
• klesskap

References

• “skap” in The Bokmål Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

Verb

skap

1. Imperative of skape

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From West Germanic *skaepa, Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Cognate with Old English scēap (English sheep), Old Frisian skēp, schēp (West Frisian skiep), Dutch schaap, Old High German scāf (German Schaf).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʃaːp/

Noun

skāp n

1. sheep

Declension

Declension of skāp

	Singular	Plural
nominative	skāp	skāp
accusative	skāp	skāp
genitive	skāpes	skāpō
dative	skāpe	skāpum

Descendants

• Middle Low German: schāp
  • Low German: Schaap