skinka
Icelandic
Etymology
From Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic *skinkō. Cognate with Swedish skinka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsciŋ̊ka/
- Rhymes: -iŋ̊ka
Noun
skinka f (genitive singular skinku, nominative plural skinkur)
- (countable or uncountable) ham (a cured leg of a swine, or other similar cured pork)
- (slang) a Caucasian girl that has an abnormal amount of tan resulting from sunbathing or the use of tanning beds; confer the Japanese ガングロ (ganguro, "black face girls")
Declension
declension of skinka
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skinka | skinkan | skinkur | skinkurnar |
accusative | skinku | skinkuna | skinkur | skinkurnar |
dative | skinku | skinkunni | skinkum | skinkunum |
genitive | skinku | skinkunnar | skinka/skinkna | skinkanna/skinknanna |
See also
- hnakki
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- skinken
Noun
skinka m or f
- definite feminine singular of skinke
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
skinka f
- definite singular of skinke
Swedish
Etymology
From Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic *skinkō. Cognate with Icelandic skinka.
Pronunciation
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Noun
skinka c
- ham
- Jag äter smörgåsar med skinka som pålägg.
- I eat sandwiches with ham as a topping.
- buttock
- Min vänstra skinka gör ont.
- My left buttock hurts.
Declension
Declension of skinka | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skinka | skinkan | skinkor | skinkorna |
Genitive | skinkas | skinkans | skinkors | skinkornas |
Further reading
- skinka in Svensk ordbok.