skänk
Swedish
editNoun
editskänk c
- (furniture) a sideboard
- (somewhat dated) a serving and display counter (at a restaurant, pub, or the like)
- (somewhat dated) a room or the like where food is prepared at such an establishment, a kitchen
- (in compounds) a person whose occupation is to serve alcoholic beverages
- munskänk
- cupbearer
- (metallurgy) a ladle
Usage notes
editEspecially of taller, more compact sideboards, like in the images, though it's bound to be a bit fuzzy. Compare sideboard.
Declension
editDeclension of skänk
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- byffé (“buffet (sideboard)”)
- kredensbord (“credence table; credenza”)
- sideboard
Noun
editskänk c
- (archaic) a gift, a present
- få något till skänks
- receive something as a gift (idiomatic, with frozen genitive from when till governed the genitive)
Declension
editDeclension of skänk
Derived terms
editVerb
editskänk
- imperative of skänka