sköka

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish skøkia, ultimate origin disputed. Cognate of Danish skøge, Norwegian Nynorsk skjøkja, skjøkje.

Noun

sköka c

1. (archaic, derogatory) a prostitute; a harlot

   Babyloniska skökan ― The Whore of Babylon

2. (archaic, derogatory) a promiscuous woman or girl; a hussy

Declension

Declension of sköka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sköka	skökan	skökor	skökorna
Genitive	skökas	skökans	skökors	skökornas

References

• sköka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• sköka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sköka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sköka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)