skov
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish skogh, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic *skōgaz. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål skog, Norwegian Nynorsk skog, Swedish skog.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skov c (singular definite skoven, plural indefinite skove)
Inflection edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
skov
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Swedish skof (“push”), from Proto-Germanic *skeubaną. Cognate of English shove. Compare German Schub (“[medical] phase”).
Noun edit
skov n
Declension edit
Declension of skov | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skov | skovet | skov | skoven |
Genitive | skovs | skovets | skovs | skovens |
Related terms edit
References edit
- skov in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skov in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skov in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skov in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)