skør
See also: skor
Danish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse skyr (“coagulated milk”), from Proto-Germanic *skurją (literally “split, divided”), derived from the verb *skeraną (“to cut”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk skjør, Icelandic skyr. Doublet of skyr.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editskør c or n (singular definite skøren or skøret, not used in plural form)
Declension
editeither gender |
singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skør | skøren skøret |
genitive | skørs | skørens skørets |
Derived terms
editReferences
editEtymology 2
editFrom Low German schör (“weak, fragile”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *skuriz, derived from the verb *skeraną (“to cut”). Norwegian skjør and Swedish skör are also borrowed from Low German.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editskør (neuter skørt, plural and definite singular attributive skøre)
Inflection
editpositive | comparative | superlative | |
---|---|---|---|
indefinite common singular | skør | skørere | skørest2 |
indefinite neuter singular | skørt | skørere | skørest2 |
plural | skøre | skørere | skørest2 |
definite attributive1 | skøre | skørere | skøreste |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
Derived terms
editReferences
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