skør
See also: skor
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skyr (“coagulated milk”), from Proto-Germanic *skurją (literally “split, divided”), derived from the verb *skeraną (“to cut”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk skjør, Icelandic skyr. Doublet of skyr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skœːˀr/, [ˈsɡ̊œ̞ˀɐ̯]
Noun
skør c or n (singular definite skøren or skøret, not used in plural form)
Declension
| either gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skør | skøren skøret |
| genitive | skørs | skørens skørets |
Derived terms
References
Etymology 2
From Low German schör (“weak, fragile”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *skuriz, derived from the verb *skeraną (“to cut”). Norwegian skjør and Swedish skör are also borrowed from Low German.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skøːˀr/, [ˈsɡ̊øˀɐ̯]
Adjective
skør (neuter skørt, plural and definite singular attributive skøre)
Inflection
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | skør | skørere | skørest2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | skørt | skørere | skørest2 |
| plural | skøre | skørere | skørest2 |
| definite attributive1 | skøre | skørere | skøreste |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.