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sko
sko
Biak
Pronoun
sko
- third person trial pronoun, the three of them
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skoː/, [sɡ̊oːˀ]
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *skeuk-, from *(s)keu- (“to cover”).
Noun
sko c (singular definite skoen, plural indefinite sko)
Inflection
Etymology 2
Verb
sko (imperative sko, infinitive at sko, present tense skor, past tense skoede, perfect tense har skoet)
- shoe (to put horseshoes on a horse)
Icelandic
Interjection
sko!
Usage notes
- The interjection sko is often not translated as it is used when hesitating in speech.
Derived terms
- sko til! (look!)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *skeuk-, from *(s)keu- (“to cover”).
Noun
sko m (definite singular skoen, indefinite plural sko, definite plural skoa or skoene)
- a shoe
Derived terms
Verb
sko (imperative sko, present tense skor, simple past skodde, past participle skodd)
- to shoe
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
sko m (definite singular skoen, indefinite plural sko or skor, definite plural skoa or skorne)
- a shoe
Derived terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *skeuk-, from *(s)keu- (“to cover”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skuː/
- Rhymes: -uː
Noun
sko c
Declension
Inflection of sko | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | sko | skon | skor | skorna |
Genitive | skos | skons | skors | skornas |
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Anagrams
Verb
sko
- to shoe, to put on shoes; especially on a horse
- Han bygger sitt hus själv, förfärdigar sina kläder, bakar sitt bröd, brygger sitt öl, smider sin spik, skor sina hästar, förfärdigar sina vagnar
- He builds his own house, manufactures his own clothes, bakes his own bread, brews his own beer, forges his own hammernails, shoes his own horses, builds his own waggons
- Passade fötterna se’n i värmande strumpor af svart ull, Skodde sig snabbt, steg opp, tog fårskinnspelsen af väggen,
- Fit he then his feet in warming socks of black wool, shoed himself quickly, stood up, took the sheep fur coat off the wall
- Han bygger sitt hus själv, förfärdigar sina kläder, bakar sitt bröd, brygger sitt öl, smider sin spik, skor sina hästar, förfärdigar sina vagnar
- to line an object with a protection against wear
- 1862, Hagberg, translation of Shakespeare, King John, II, 2.
- Nu får väl döden sko sin käft med stål
- O, now doth Death line his dead chaps with steel;
- (reflexive) to profit, to earn an undue profit (enough to buy shoes for oneself)
- William hade skott sig på Hörnerska konkursen och var således en »klok» man som åtnjöt aktning och förtroende
- William had made a profit from Hörner's bankruptcy and was thus a »wise» man who enjoyed respect and trust
- Medan bolag och partiledare skodde sig, voro stadens gator illa stenlagda, smutsiga och dåligt upplysta
- While corporations and party officials earned well, the city's streets were lacking in pavement, dirty and poorly lit
- William hade skott sig på Hörnerska konkursen och var således en »klok» man som åtnjöt aktning och förtroende
Conjugation
Related terms
- skoning
Anagrams
References
- sko in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)