skäppa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish skäppa. Compare Danish skæppe, Norwegian Bokmål skjeppe, Old Norse and Faroese skeppa. Possibly doublet of skåp and skopa.
Noun
[edit]skäppa c
- (historical) bushel (unit of volume equal to about 20 liters)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skäppa | skäppas |
| definite | skäppan | skäppans | |
| plural | indefinite | skäppor | skäppors |
| definite | skäpporna | skäppornas |
Further reading
[edit]- skäppa in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- skäppa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)