skithus

Swedish

Etymology

From skit (“shit”) +‎ hus (“house”). Attested since 1681.

Noun

skithus n

1. (colloquial) a shitter, a crapper, a shithouse (outhouse or toilet)

   gå på skithuset

   go to the shitter

Declension

Declension of skithus

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skithus	skithus
	definite	skithuset	skithusets
plural	indefinite	skithus	skithus
	definite	skithusen	skithusens

Derived terms

• skithuspapper (“toilet paper”) (colloquial)

References

• skithus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skithus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)