skyffel

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German schüffel, schüffele, schuffele, schūfele, schūfle.

Noun

skyffel c

1. a shovel

   Synonym: (less specific) spade

Usage notes

Usually considered a type of spade in Swedish.

Declension

Declension of skyffel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skyffel	skyffels
	definite	skyffeln	skyffelns
plural	indefinite	skyfflar	skyfflars
	definite	skyfflarna	skyfflarnas

Derived terms

• sopskyffel (“dustpan”)

Related terms

• skyffla (“to shovel”)

See also

• skovel (“large broad curved shovel”)

References

• skyffel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skyffel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• skyffel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)