skyffel
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German schüffel, schüffele, schuffele, schūfele, schūfle.
Noun edit
skyffel c
Usage notes edit
Usually considered a type of spade in Swedish.
Declension edit
| Declension of skyffel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skyffel | skyffeln | skyfflar | skyfflarna |
| Genitive | skyffels | skyffelns | skyfflars | skyfflarnas |
Derived terms edit
- sopskyffel (“dustpan”)
Related terms edit
- skyffla (“to shovel”)
See also edit
- skovel (“large broad curved shovel”)
References edit
- skyffel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skyffel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skyffel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)