skans
Latvian
editNoun
editskans m (1st declension)
Declension
editDeclension of skans (1st declension)
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited 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.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editskans c
- A sconce; a type of small fort or other fortification.
- (nautical) the crew's quarters on an (older) ship, a forecastle
Declension
editnominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | skans | skans |
definite | skansen | skansens | |
plural | indefinite | skansar | skansars |
definite | skansarna | skansarnas |
Descendants
edit- Polish: skansen
References
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- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian masculine nouns
- Latvian dialectal terms
- Latvian first declension nouns
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms borrowed from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Nautical