skämt
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish skæmt, from skæmta (“to joke”), whence also modern Swedish skämta. Cognate with Danish skæmt, Norwegian Bokmål skjemt and Norwegian Nynorsk skjemt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɧɛmt/
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Adjective
skämt
- absolute indefinite neuter form of skämd.
Noun
skämt n
- a joke (amusing story)
Declension
| Declension of skämt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skämt | skämtet | skämt | skämten |
| Genitive | skämts | skämtets | skämts | skämtens |
Related terms
- skämta
- skämtare
- aprilskämt
Verb
skämt
- supine of skämma.
References
- skämta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)