skurk

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schurk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skœrk/

Noun

skurk (plural skurke)

1. villain, scoundrel
2. (fiction) villain (evil character in a work)

Danish

Etymology

From German Low German Schurk, Schurke. Cognate with Dutch schurk and German Schurke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skurk/, [sɡ̊uɐ̯ɡ̊]

Noun

skurk c (singular definite skurken, plural indefinite skurke)

1. (also literature) villain, baddie

Inflection

Declension of skurk

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skurk	skurken	skurke	skurkene
genitive	skurks	skurkens	skurkes	skurkenes

Synonyms

• slyngel c

Swedish

Noun

skurk c

1. a villain, scoundrel

Declension

Declension of skurk
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skurk	skurken	skurkar	skurkarna
Genitive	skurks	skurkens	skurkars	skurkarnas

Derived terms

• skurkaktig
• skurkstat