skinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skinn, from Proto-Germanic *skinþą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /scɪnː/

  Rhymes: -ɪnː

Noun

skinn n (genitive singular skinns, nominative plural skinn)

1. skin
2. (informal, endearing) dear little thing, poor thing

Declension

declension of skinn

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skinn	skinnið	skinn	skinnin
accusative	skinn	skinnið	skinn	skinnin
dative	skinni	skinninu	skinnum	skinnunum
genitive	skinns	skinnsins	skinna	skinnanna

Synonyms

• (skin): húð

Middle English

Noun

skinn

1. Alternative form of skyn

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *skinþą, and Old Norse skinn.

Noun

skinn n (definite singular skinnet, indefinite plural skinn, definite plural skinna or skinnene)

1. (human) skin
2. (animal) hide, fur (of a whole animal, used as a rug etc.)
3. (processed) leather

Synonyms

• (skin): hud
• (hide): hud, fell, pels
• (leather): lær

Derived terms

• ekornskinn
• fåreskinn
• helskinnet, heilskinna
• katteskinn
• skinnbukse
• skinnjakke

 

Etymology 2

Derived from the verb skinne

Noun

skinn n (definite singular skinnet)

1. light, shine

Derived terms

• måneskinn
• solskinn

See also

• skin (Nynorsk)

Etymology 3

Verb

skinn

1. imperative of skinne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skinn.

Noun

skinn n (definite singular skinnet, indefinite plural skinn, definite plural skinna)

1. skin
2. hide

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skinn, from Proto-Germanic *skinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kenǝ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɧɪnː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

skinn n

1. (human) skin
2. (animal) hide, fur (of a whole animal, used as a rug etc.)
3. (processed) leather

Declension

Declension of skinn
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skinn	skinnet	skinn	skinnen
Genitive	skinns	skinnets	skinns	skinnens

Synonyms

• (skin): hud, hy
• (hide): hud, fäll, päls
• (leather): läder

Derived terms

• ekorrskinn
• fårskinn
• hålla sig i skinnet
• kattskinn
• klarskinn
• mullvadsskinn
• råskinn
• rödskinn
• skinn på näsan
• skinnbyxa
• skinnhandske
• skinnjacka
• skinnväst
• vargskinn
• vattenskinn
• vinskinn
• åka skinnhiss

 

References

• skinn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skinn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skinn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)