skab

See also: -skab

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skaːb/, [sɡ̊æːˀb̥]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skabb (“scab, scabies”), from Proto-Germanic *skabbaz.

Noun

skab n (singular definite skabet, not used in plural form)

  1. mange (skin disease)
  2. (archaic) scab
  3. (archaic) vermin
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skap, from Proto-West Germanic *skap (“shape”), from Proto-Germanic *skapą.

Noun

skab n (singular definite skabet, plural indefinite skabe)

  1. cupboard, closet, cabinet
  2. wardrobe (cabinet in which clothes may be stored)
  3. locker
  4. safe (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping)
Inflection
Declension of skab
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skab skabet skabe skabene
genitive skabs skabets skabes skabenes

Etymology 3

See skabe (“to create, make, cause”).

Verb

skab

  1. imperative of skabe

See also

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