skuffe
Danish
Etymology
From Low German schuf, from the Middle Low German verb schûven, from Old Saxon *skiovan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuban (“to drive, push”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈsɡɔfə] : noun & verb
Noun
skuffe c (singular definite skuffen, plural indefinite skuffer)
- drawer
Declension
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skuffe | skuffen | skuffer | skufferne |
| genitive | skuffes | skuffens | skuffers | skuffernes |
Verb
skuffe (imperative skuf, infinitive at skuffe, present tense skuffer, past tense skuffede, perfect tense skuffet)
- to disappoint
Related terms
- skuffelse
References
- “skuffe” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Low German schuf (drawer), and possibly from the Low German verb schuven (to shovel).
Alternative forms
- skuff (drawer)
Noun
skuffe f or m (definite singular skuffa or skuffen, indefinite plural skuffer, definite plural skuffene)
- (furniture) drawer
- (tools) shovel
- (on an excavator) bucket
Etymology 2
From Low German schuven (sense 1) and schoven (sense 2).
Verb
skuffe (imperative skuff, present tense skuffer, passive skuffes, simple past and past participle skuffa or skuffet, present participle skuffende)
- to shovel (something)
- to disappoint (someone)
Derived terms
- skuffelse
References
- “skuffe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- skuff (drawer)
Etymology
From Low German schuf (drawer), and possibly from the Low German verb schuven (to shovel).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²skʊfːə/, /²skʉfːə/
Noun
skuffe f (definite singular skuffa, indefinite plural skuffer, definite plural skuffene)
- (furniture) drawer
- (tools) shovel
- (on an excavator) bucket
References
- “skuffe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.