skafot
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German schavot, from French échafaud, from Italian catafalco (“catafalque”).
Noun
skafot n (singular definite skafottet, plural indefinite skafotter)
- scaffold (elevated platform on which a criminal is executed)
Inflection
neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skafot | skafottet | skafotter | skafotterne |
genitive | skafots | skafottets | skafotters | skafotternes |
References
- “skafot” in Den Danske Ordbog