skyts
Danish
editEtymology
editOlder skyt, 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.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editskyts n (singular definite skytset, not used in plural form)
- guns, artillery
- (figuratively) artillery (arguments in a debate)
Declension
editDeclension of skyts
neuter gender |
Singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skyts | skytset |
genitive | skytss | skytsets |
References
editSwedish
editNoun
editskyts