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skott

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See also: skött

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skopt (lock of hair, hair from the head) (whence also Nynorsk skoft (tail [of birds])), from Proto-Germanic *skuftą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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skott n (genitive singular skotts, nominative plural skott)

  1. (animals, especially dogs, cats and foxes) a tail
  2. (dress) 18th century Icelandic women's head wear
  3. (automotive) a trunk, a boot, the luggage storage compartment of a car

Declension

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Synonyms

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  • (tail): (of a dog or cat) rófa

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Swedish skut, skot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą. Cognate of English shot, German Schoss.

Noun

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skott n

  1. a shot (firing a weapon)
  2. a shoot (on a plant)
  3. a bulkhead (on a ship)

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Verb

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skott

  1. supine of sko

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