skuffelse
Danish
Etymology
From skuffe (“disappoint”), cognate with Old Norse skaup/skop (“mockery”) and English scoff.
Noun
skuffelse c (singular definite skuffelsen, plural indefinite skuffelser)
- disappointment
Inflection
Declension of skuffelse
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skuffelse | skuffelsen | skuffelser | skuffelserne |
| genitive | skuffelses | skuffelsens | skuffelsers | skuffelsernes |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From skuffe (“to disappoint”) + -else
Noun
skuffelse m (definite singular skuffelsen, indefinite plural skuffelser, definite plural skuffelsene)
- a disappointment
References
- “skuffelse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From skuffe (“to disappoint”) + -else
Noun
skuffelse m (definite singular skuffelsen, indefinite plural skuffelsar, definite plural skuffelsane)
- a disappointment
Synonyms
- vonbrot
References
- “skuffelse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.