skans

Latvian

Noun

skans m (1st declension)

1. (dialectal) alternative form of skaņa

Declension

Declension of skans (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	skans	skani
accusative (akuzatīvs)	skanu	skanus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	skana	skanu
dative (datīvs)	skanam	skaniem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	skanu	skaniem
locative (lokatīvs)	skanā	skanos
vocative (vokatīvs)	skan	skani

Swedish

Nässkansen in Botkyrka Municipality. A star-shaped sconce.

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

Declension of skans
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skans	skansen	skansar	skansarna
Genitive	skans	skansens	skansars	skansarnas

Descendants

• Polish: skansen

References

• skans in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skans in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)