skyffel
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle Low German schüffel, schüffele, schuffele, schūfele, schūfle.
Noun[edit]
skyffel c
Usage notes[edit]
Usually considered a type of spade in Swedish.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of skyffel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skyffel | skyffeln | skyfflar | skyfflarna |
| Genitive | skyffels | skyffelns | skyfflars | skyfflarnas |
Derived terms[edit]
- sopskyffel (“dustpan”)
Related terms[edit]
- skyffla (“to shovel”)
See also[edit]
- skovel (“large broad curved shovel”)
References[edit]
- skyffel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skyffel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skyffel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)