Latvian

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Noun

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skans m (1st declension)

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of skaņa

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Swedish

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Nässkansen in Botkyrka Municipality. A star-shaped sconce.

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Swedish skanz. Borrowed from Middle Low German schanse, schanze. First attested in 1506.[1]

Cognate with Danish skanse, Norwegian skanse, and English sconce.

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Noun

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skans c

  1. A sconce; a type of small fort or other fortification.
  2. (nautical) the crew's quarters on an (older) ship, a forecastle

Declension

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Declension of skans
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skans skans
definite skansen skansens
plural indefinite skansar skansars
definite skansarna skansarnas

Descendants

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  • Polish: skansen

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