skans

Latvian

Noun

skans m (1st declension)

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of skaņa

Declension

Declension of skans (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative skans skani
genitive skana skanu
dative skanam skaniem
accusative skanu skanus
instrumental skanu skaniem
locative skanā skanos
vocative skan skani

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • skantz, skants (old spelling)
  • schantz (common pre-1680 spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish skanz. Borrowed from Middle Low German schanse, schanze. First attested in 1506.[1]

Cognate with Danish skanse, Norwegian skanse, and English sconce.

Pronunciation

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Noun

skans c

  1. A sconce; a type of small fort or other fortification.
  2. (nautical) the crew's quarters on an (older) ship, a forecastle

Declension

Declension of skans
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skans skans
definite skansen skansens
plural indefinite skansar skansars
definite skansarna skansarnas

Descendants

  • Polish: skansen

References

  1. ^ skans in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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