skalle
See also: skälle
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skalə/, [ˈsɡ̊alə]
Etymology 1
Noun
skalle c (singular definite skallen, plural indefinite skaller)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skalle | skallen | skaller | skallerne |
| genitive | skalles | skallens | skallers | skallernes |
Related terms
- skal (“skull”)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse skalgi.
Noun
skalle c (singular definite skallen, plural indefinite skaller)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skalle | skallen | skaller | skallerne |
| genitive | skalles | skallens | skallers | skallernes |
Etymology 3
From skal (“shell, rind, skull”).
Verb
skalle (imperative skal, infinitive at skalle, present tense skaller, past tense skallede, perfect tense er/har skallet)
Further reading
- skalle on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- “skalle” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “skalle,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “skalle,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
skalle m (definite singular skallen, indefinite plural skaller, definite plural skallene)
- (anatomy) a skull, cranium
- (usually in the plural) nutukas, a type of beak-nosed moccasin made from reindeer skin and worn by the Sami people.
Derived terms
Related terms
- mokasin (footwear)
References
- “skalle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse skalli. Akin to English skull.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²skɑlːə/
Noun
skalle m (definite singular skallen, indefinite plural skallar, definite plural skallane)
- (anatomy) a skull
- (footwear, usually in the plural) a type of moccasin made from reindeer skin and worn by the Sami people.
Derived terms
See also
References
- “skalle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
skalle c
- (anatomy) skull
- head (usually emphasizing the skull in some sense, or mental faculties)
- Synonym: huvud
- få ett slag i skallen
- get hit on the head
- a head (of a nail, screw, bolt, or similar fastener)
- Synonym: (more common) huvud
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skalle | skalles |
| definite | skallen | skallens | |
| plural | indefinite | skallar | skallars |
| definite | skallarna | skallarnas |
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- skalle in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- Svensk MeSH
- skalle in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)