skytte

skytte

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skøtə/, [ˈsɡ̊ød̥ə]

Noun

skytte c (singular definite skytten, plural indefinite skytter)

1. marksman
2. shooter
3. gamekeeper
4. rifleman
5. Sagittarius (someone with a Sagittarius star sign)

Inflection

Declension of skytte

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skytte	skytten	skytter	skytterne
genitive	skyttes	skyttens	skytters	skytternes

Noun

skytte c (singular definite skytten, plural indefinite skytter)

1. shuttle

Synonyms

• skyttel

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

skytte m

1. Sagittarius (Someone with a Sagittarius star sign)

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Swedish

Etymology

From the verb skytta, which is no longer in use. Compare the similar construction fiske (“fishing”), from fiska (“to fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɧʏtɛ/

Noun

skytte n

1. shooting (the act of shooting)

   Jag ska testa pistolskytte.

   I'm going to try pistol shooting.

   Hon har vunnit ett OS-guld och ett OS-silver i skytte.

   She has won two Olympic golds and one Olympic silver in shooting.

Declension

Declension of skytte
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skytte	skyttet	skytten	skyttena
Genitive	skyttes	skyttets	skyttens	skyttenas

Derived terms

• bågskytte
• lerduveskytte
• orienteringsskytte
• pistolskytte
• skidskytte
• sportskytte
• springskytte

 

Related terms

• skjuta
• skott
• skytt

 

References

• skytte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.