skänk

See also: skank, skånk, and skænk

Swedish

Noun

skänk c

  1. (furniture) a sideboard
  2. (somewhat dated) a serving and display counter (at a restaurant, pub, or the like)
  3. (somewhat dated) a room or the like where food is prepared at such an establishment, a kitchen
  4. (in compounds) a person whose occupation is to serve alcoholic beverages
    munskänk
    cupbearer
  5. (metallurgy) a ladle

Usage notes

Especially of taller, more compact sideboards, like in the images, though it's bound to be a bit fuzzy. Compare sideboard.

Declension

Declension of skänk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skänk skänks
definite skänken skänkens
plural indefinite skänkar skänkars
definite skänkarna skänkarnas

Derived terms

See also

  • byffé (buffet (sideboard))
  • kredensbord (credence table; credenza)
  • sideboard

Noun

skänk c

  1. (archaic) a gift, a present
    få något till skänks
    receive something as a gift [idiomatic, with frozen genitive from when till governed the genitive]

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

skänk

  1. imperative of skänka

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