skabb
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
skabb m (definite singular skabben, indefinite plural skabber, definite plural skabbene)
- (pathology) scabies
Usage notes
- Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.[1] The forms skabbet, skabb (as indefinite plural) and skabba were then made obsolete.
References
- “skabb” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
skabb m (definite singular skabben, indefinite plural skabbar, definite plural skabbane)
- (pathology, usually uncountable) scabies
Usage notes
- Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.[1] The forms skabbet, skabb (as indefinite plural) and skabba were then made obsolete.
References
- “skabb” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish skabber, from Old Norse skabb, from Proto-Germanic *skabbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *skabn-, *skab- (“to cut, split, carve, shape”). Cognate with Latin scabiēs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskab/
Noun
skabb c
- scabies (An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei)
Declension
| Declension of skabb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | skabb | skabben | — | — |
| Genitive | skabbs | skabbens | — | — |
Related terms
- skabbig
References
- skabb in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).