skon

See also: skön and skøn

Faroese

Etymology

Uncertain. Also found in Norwegian dialects skon; possibly related to Albanian hundë.[1]

Noun

skon f (genitive singular skonar, plural skonir)

  1. snout
  2. (pejorative) face, mug

Declension

Declension of skon
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skon skonin skonir skonirnar
accusative skon skonina skonir skonirnar
dative skon skonini skonum skonunum
genitive skonar skonarinnar skona skonanna

Derived terms

  • rossaskon

References

  1. ↑ Adam Hyllested, “Albanian hundë ‘nose’ and Faroese, SW Norwegian skon ‘snout’”, in Proceedings of the 23rd Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference (Bremen: Hempen, 2012), 73-81.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɔn/

Noun

skon m inan

  1. (rare, archaic) an act of dying; death

Declension

Further reading

  • skon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

skon

  1. definite singular of sko
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