skulder

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish skoldær, from Middle Low German schulder, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldru, cognate with English shoulder, German Schulter. It has replaced the older word aksel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskulder/, [ˈsɡ̊ulɐ]

Noun

skulder c (singular definite skulderen, plural indefinite skuldre)

  1. shoulder

Declension

Declension of skulder
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skulder skulderen skuldre skuldrene
genitive skulders skulderens skuldres skuldrenes

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

skulder m or f (definite singular skuldra or skulderen, indefinite plural skuldre or skuldrer, definite plural skuldrene)

  1. a shoulder

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskʉldɛr/

Noun

skulder f (definite singular skuldra, indefinite plural skuldrer, definite plural skuldrene)

  1. a shoulder
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²skʉldɛr/

Noun

skulder f

  1. indefinite plural of skuld

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

skulder

  1. indefinite plural of skuld