skott

See also: skött

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skopt (“lock of hair, hair from the head”) (whence also Nynorsk skoft (“tail [of birds]”)), from Proto-Germanic *skuftą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɔht/
• Rhymes: -ɔht

Noun

skott n (genitive singular skotts, nominative plural skott)

1. (animals, especially dogs, cats and foxes) a tail
2. (dress) 18th century Icelandic women's head wear
3. (automotive) a trunk, a boot, the luggage storage compartment of a car

Declension

declension of skott

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skott	skottið	skott	skottin
accusative	skott	skottið	skott	skottin
dative	skotti	skottinu	skottum	skottunum
genitive	skotts	skottsins	skotta	skottanna

Synonyms

• (tail): (of a dog or cat) rófa

Derived terms

• ná í skottið á
• leggja niður skottið

See also

• dyndill
• hali
• rófa
• stél
• stýri
• tagl

References

• Icelandic Web of Science: Hvaðan koma orð eins og rófa, skott, tagl og hali sem eru ekki til í Norðurlandamálum? (“Where do words that don't exist in the Nordic languages such as rófa, skott, tagl and hali come from?”)

Swedish

Noun

skott n

1. a shot (firing a weapon)
2. a shoot (on a plant)
3. a bulkhead (on a ship)

Declension

Declension of skott
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skott	skottet	skott	skotten
Genitive	skotts	skottets	skotts	skottens

Related terms

• årsskott
• bambuskott
• blomskott
• pistolskott
• skottår
• skotthåll
• startskott

See also

• skotta
• skotte
• Skottland
• stickling

Verb

skott

1. supine of sko.

Further reading

• skott in Svensk ordbok.