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skapa

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See also: skápa, skåpa, skąpa, skąpą, and Škapa

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skapa (to create).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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skapa

  1. (God) to create
  2. to create, make, manufacture

Conjugation

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Conjugation of skapa (group v-29-30)
infinitive skapa
supine skapað
present past
first singular skapi skapti/
skapaði
second singular skapar skapti/
skapaði
third singular skapar skapti/
skapaði
plural skapa skaptu/
skapaðu
participle (a5
(a39)/a6)1
skapandi skaptur/
skapaður
imperative
singular skapa!
plural skapið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Gothic

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Romanization

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skapa

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍀𐌰

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse skapa (to create).

Verb

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skapa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skapaði, supine skapað)

  1. to create
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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skapa

  1. indefinite genitive plural of skap

Noun

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skapa

  1. indefinite genitive plural of sköp

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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skapa n

  1. definite plural of skap

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse skapa. Akin to English shape.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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skapa (present tense skapar or skaper, past tense skapa or skapte, past participle skapa or skapt, present participle skapande, imperative skap)

  1. to create
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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skapa n

  1. definite plural of skap

References

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *skapjaną (to make, create, shape). Cognate with Old English scieppan, Old Frisian skeppa, Old Saxon skeppian, Old High German skaffan.

Verb

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skapa (singular past indicative skóp, plural past indicative skópu, past participle skapaðr)

  1. to shape, make, create

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: skapa, skepja
  • Faroese: skapa
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skape
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skape, skapa
  • Old Swedish: skapa
  • Danish: skabe

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skapa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skapa, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną.

Verb

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skapa

  1. to create, to produce

Conjugation

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Descendants

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish skapa, from Old Norse skapa (to create), from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną. Related to German schaffen and English shape.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /skɑːpa/

Verb

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skapa (present skapar, preterite skapade, supine skapat, imperative skapa)

  1. to create; to make, to manufacture; to put into existence, chiefly by a creative act

Usage notes

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  • As an antiquated past participle, skapt is also used. See also förena

Conjugation

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Conjugation of skapa (weak)
active passive
infinitive skapa skapas
supine skapat skapats
imperative skapa
imper. plural1 skapen
present past present past
indicative skapar skapade skapas skapades
ind. plural1 skapa skapade skapas skapades
subjunctive2 skape skapade skapes skapades
present participle skapande
past participle skapad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of skapa (class 6 strong, archaic)
active passive
infinitive skapa skapas
supine skapat skapats
imperative skapa
imper. plural1 skapan
present past present past
indicative skapar skop skapas skops
ind. plural1 skapa skopo skapas skopos
subjunctive2 skapa skope skapas skopes
present participle skapande
past participle skapt, skapad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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