skyts
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skøts/, [ˈsɡ̊ød̥s]
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German (ge)schutte, from Proto-Germanic *gaskutją. Cognate with German Geschütz (“gun”), Dutch geschut (“artillery”). A collective from the noun *skutiz (“shot”), which is a verbal noun from *skeutaną. The modern Danish form is influenced by the Standard German cognate.
Noun
skyts n (singular definite skytset, not used in plural form)
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skyts | skytset |
| genitive | skytss | skytsets |
Etymology 2
Older skyt. From Middle Low German schut(te). Compare German Schutz.
Noun
skyts c (singular definite skytsen, not used in plural form)
- (archaic, only in a few compound words) protection, defence
Declension
| common gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skyts | skytsen |
| genitive | skytss | skytsens |
Derived terms
- skytsengel
- skytsånd
- skytshelgen
Related terms
References
- “skyts” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “Skyts,3” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
- “Skyts,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Swedish
Noun
skyts
- indefinite genitive singular of skyt