skyffel
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German schüffel, schüffele, schuffele, schūfele, schūfle.
Noun
skyffel c
- a shovel
- Synonym: (less specific) spade
Usage notes
Usually considered a type of spade in Swedish.
Declension
| Declension of skyffel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skyffel | skyffeln | skyfflar | skyfflarna |
| Genitive | skyffels | skyffelns | skyfflars | skyfflarnas |
Derived terms
- sopskyffel (“dustpan”)
Related terms
- skyffla (“to shovel”)
See also
- skovel (“large broad curved shovel”)
References
- skyffel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skyffel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skyffel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)