skyffel

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German schüffel, schüffele, schuffele, schūfele, schūfle.

Noun

skyffel c

  1. a shovel (for moving material (with a more concave profile and often upturned edges) – compare spade)

Declension

Declension of skyffel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skyffel skyffels
definite skyffeln skyffelns
plural indefinite skyfflar skyfflars
definite skyfflarna skyfflarnas

Derived terms

See also

  • spade (“shovel (for digging)”)
  • skopa (“scoop, bucket”)
  • skovel (“large, wide, curved shovel”)

References

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