skyts
Danish
Etymology
Older skyt, from Middle Low German (ge)schutte, from Proto-Germanic *gaskutją, cognate with German Geschütz (“gun”), Dutch geschut (“artillery”). A collective from the noun *skutiz (“shot”), which is a verbal noun from *skeutaną. The modern Danish form is influenced by the Standard German cognate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skøts/, [ˈsɡ̊ød̥s]
Noun
skyts n (singular definite skytset, not used in plural form)
- guns, artillery
- (figurative) artillery (arguments in a debate)
Inflection
Declension of skyts
| neuter gender | Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skyts | skytset |
| genitive | skytss | skytsets |
References
- “skyts” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “Skyts,3” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog