skap

See also: -skap, skåp, skáp, and skąp

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skap, from Proto-Germanic *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skaːp/
• Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

skap n (genitive singular skaps, nominative plural sköp)

1. mood, temper

   Hann er í þungu skapi.

   He is in a bad mood.

2. state, condition
3. form, shape

Declension

Declension of skap (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skap	skapið	sköp	sköpin
accusative	skap	skapið	sköp	sköpin
dative	skapi	skapinu	sköpum	sköpunum
genitive	skaps	skapsins	skapa	skapanna

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• schap (Mooring)
• Skep (Sylt)

Etymology

From Old Frisian skip, from Proto-West Germanic *skip. Cognates include West Frisian skip, English ship.

Pronunciation

• (Föhr-Amrum) IPA^(key): [skapʰ]

Noun

skap n (plural skeb)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) ship

   mä’t skap keer ― to go by ship

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skap, from Proto-West Germanic *skap (“shape”), from Proto-Germanic *skapą.

Noun

skap n (definite singular skapet, indefinite plural skap, definite plural skapa or skapene)

1. a closet
2. a cupboard

Derived terms

• i skapet
• garderobeskap
• kjøkkenskap
• kjøleskap
• klesskap
• pengeskap

Etymology 2

Verb

skap

1. imperative of skape

References

• “skap” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

skap n (definite singular skapet, indefinite plural skap, definite plural skapa)

1. Alternative form of skåp

Etymology 2

Verb

skap

1. imperative of skapa

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• scāp

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skāp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɑːp/

Noun

skāp n

1. sheep

Declension

Declension of skāp (neuter a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	skāp	skāp
accusative	skāp	skāp
genitive	skāpes	skāpō
dative	skāpe	skāpun
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: schâp
  • Low German:
    • German Low German:

      Hamburgisch: Schaap

    • Westphalian:

      Ravensbergisch: Schåp

      Sauerländisch: Schōp

      Westmünsterländisch: Schaop

  • Plautdietsch: Schop