skuffe
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Low German schuf, from the Middle Low German verb schûven, from Old Saxon *skiovan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuban (“to drive, push”).
Pronunciation edit
IPA(key): [ˈsɡɔfə] : noun & verb
Noun edit
skuffe c (singular definite skuffen, plural indefinite skuffer)
Declension edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skuffe | skuffen | skuffer | skufferne |
genitive | skuffes | skuffens | skuffers | skuffernes |
Verb edit
skuffe (imperative skuf, infinitive at skuffe, present tense skuffer, past tense skuffede, perfect tense skuffet)
- to disappoint
Related terms edit
References edit
- “skuffe” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Low German schuf (drawer), and possibly from the Low German verb schuven (to shovel).
Alternative forms edit
- skuff (drawer)
Noun edit
skuffe f or m (definite singular skuffa or skuffen, indefinite plural skuffer, definite plural skuffene)
Etymology 2 edit
From Low German schuven (sense 1) and schoven (sense 2).
Verb edit
skuffe (imperative skuff, present tense skuffer, passive skuffes, simple past and past participle skuffa or skuffet, present participle skuffende)
- to shovel (something)
- to disappoint (someone)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “skuffe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- skuff (drawer)
Etymology edit
From Low German schuf (drawer), and possibly from the Low German verb schuven (to shovel).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skuffe f (definite singular skuffa, indefinite plural skuffer, definite plural skuffene)
References edit
- “skuffe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.