ske

ske

See also: -ške

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ske/, [sɡ̊eːˀ]

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• Rhymes: -eːˀ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German schên, cognate with German geschehen, Dutch geschieden, Limburgish sji-jje and Norwegian skje.

Verb

ske (imperative ske, infinitive at ske, present tense sker, past tense skete, perfect tense er sket)

1. be
2. happen, occur
3. take place
4. come about
5. be done, be made

Descendants

• → Faroese: ske
• → Icelandic: ske

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skeið (“(war) ship; sheath; reed, sley”), cognate with Norwegian skje, Swedish sked, German Scheide and Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (skaidan).

Noun

ske c (singular definite skeen, plural indefinite skeer)

1. spoon
2. ladle
3. trowel

Inflection

Declension of ske

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ske	skeen	skeer	skeerne
genitive	skes	skeens	skeers	skeernes

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Faroese

Etymology

From Danish ske, from Middle Low German schên.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃeː/, /skeː/
• Rhymes: -eː

Verb

ske (third person singular past indicative skeddi, third person plural past indicative skett, supine skett)

1. (archaic, colloquial) to happen, occur

Synonyms

• (occur): henda

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Danish ske, from Middle Low German schên

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /scɛː/
• Rhymes: -ɛː

Verb

ske (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skeði, supine skeð)

1. to happen, occur

   Hvernig getur svona skeð?

   How can something like this happen?

Synonyms

• (occur): eiga sér stað, gerast, henda

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ske, from Middle Low German schên. Cognate with Danish ske, Norwegian skje, German geschehen, Dutch geschieden, Limburgish sji-jje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɧeː/

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• Rhymes: -eː

Verb

ske

1. to happen; in particular what happens during some extended period of time

Conjugation

Conjugation of ske (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	ske	—
Present tense	sker	—
Past tense	skedde	—
Supine	skett	—
Imperative	ske	—
Present participle	skeende
Past participle	skedd

Synonyms

• hända

Phrases

• det som sker, det sker