skei

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch scheiden, from Middle Dutch scheiden, from Old Dutch skeithan, skēthan, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

skei (present skei, present participle skeidende, past participle geskei)

1. to separate
2. to divorce

Usage notes

• In the sense of “divorce”, the past tense often takes the construction is geskei rather than het geskei. Technically, the former can be read as a regular past tense of the passive voice, but the understanding is usually active:

My ouers is geskei toe ek vyf jaar oud was. — “My parents divorced when I was five years old.”

• The above construction refers to the past and is clearly verbal. Beyond this, geskei can also be an adjective in a phrase like the following:

My ouers is al lank geskei. — “My parents have long been divorced.”

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skeið.

Noun

skei f or m (definite singular skeia or skeien, indefinite plural skeier, definite plural skeiene)

1. alternative form of skje

Derived terms

• teskei

References

• “skei” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skeið.

Noun

skei f (definite singular skeia, indefinite plural skeier, definite plural skeiene)

1. a spoon
2. a spoonful

Derived terms

• teskei

References

• “skei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.