skorsten

Swedish

Etymology

From Low German Schornstein, compound of schore (“support”) (ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skeran (“to cut”)) and Stein (“rock”) (from Middle Low German sten). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk skorstein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²skɔʂteːn/

Noun

skorsten c

  1. a chimney (vertical tube or hollow column; a flue)
    1. a smokestack

Declension

Declension of skorsten
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skorsten skorstens
definite skorstenen skorstenens
plural indefinite skorstenar skorstenars
definite skorstenarna skorstenarnas

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