skärmytsling
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German schermützel, from Italian scaramuccia. Cognate of English skirmish, German Scharmützel, and Dutch schermutseling.
Noun
[edit]skärmytsling c
- a skirmish (a brief battle between small groups)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skärmytsling | skärmytslings |
| definite | skärmytslingen | skärmytslingens | |
| plural | indefinite | skärmytslingar | skärmytslingars |
| definite | skärmytslingarna | skärmytslingarnas |
References
[edit]- skärmytsling in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skärmytsling in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skärmytsling in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skärmytsel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)