skifte

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skipta (verb).

Noun

skifte n (singular definite skiftet, plural indefinite skifter)

  1. change, changeover
  2. distribution, partition

Inflection

Verb

skifte (imperative skift, infinitive at skifte, present tense skifter, past tense skiftede, perfect tense har skiftet)

  1. to change
  2. to exchange, swap
  3. to distribute, divide, partition

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skipti

Noun

skifte n (definite singular skiftet, indefinite plural skifter, definite plural skifta or skiftene)

  1. a change
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skipta

Verb

skifte (imperative skift, present tense skifter, passive skiftes, simple past and past participle skifta or skiftet, present participle skiftende)

  1. to change (something)
Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ʃɪftə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skipti.

Noun

skifte n (definite singular skiftet, indefinite plural skifte, definite plural skifta)

  1. change
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skipta

Alternative forms

Verb

skifte (present tense skifter or skiftar, past tense skifte or skifta, past participle skift or skifta, passive infinitive skiftast, present participle skiftande, imperative skift)

  1. to change
    Eg skifta klede før middag.
    I changed clothes before dinner.
  2. to share, divide, apportion

References

Swedish

Noun

skifte n

  1. change, changeover
  2. distribution, partition

Declension

Declension of skifte 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skifte skiftet skiften skiftena
Genitive skiftes skiftets skiftens skiftenas

Derived terms

See also

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