skøjte

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed via English skate from Dutch schaats, which is itself borrowed from Old Northern French escache (stilt) (French échasse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɔjtə/, [ˈsɡ̊ʌjd̥ə]

Noun

skøjte c (singular definite skøjten, plural indefinite skøjter)

  1. skate, ice skate

Declension

Derived terms

  • rulleskøjte

Verb

skøjte (past tense skøjtede, past participle skøjtet)

  1. to skate
  2. (figuratively) to slide
    at skøjte hen overto slide over

Conjugation

References

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