skick
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish skik, from Middle Low German schik (“form; order”). Likely cognate of French chic.
Noun
skick n
- condition, state
- Han är i dåligt skick efter olyckan
- He is in a bad shape after the accident
- behavior, manners
- bordsskick
- table manners
- custom
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | skick | skicks |
definite | skicket | skickets | |
plural | indefinite | skick | skicks |
definite | skicken | skickens |
Derived terms
References
- skick in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skick in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skick in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skick in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)