skygge
Danish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse skuggi, from Proto-Germanic *skuwwô (“shadow, reflection”). The Danish noun has taken over the vowel from the verb, see below.
Noun
[edit]skygge c (singular definite skyggen, plural indefinite skygger)
- shadow
- (uncountable) shade
- Der er 30 grader i skyggen.
- It is 30 degrees in the shade.
- Der er 30 grader i skyggen.
Declension
[edit]common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skygge | skyggen | skygger | skyggerne |
genitive | skygges | skyggens | skyggers | skyggernes |
References
[edit]“skygge,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Norse skyggja, derived from the noun skuggi.
Verb
[edit]skygge (imperative skyg, infinitive at skygge, present tense skygger, past tense skyggede, perfect tense har skygget)
- to block the light, casting something into darkness
- Jeg kan ikke læse når du skygger for lampen.
- I cannot read when you block the lamplight.
- 2003, Gyldendals Minilex. Biologi, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 71:
- I søer medfører e ofte en tæt bestand af ▻alger i overfladen; algerne skygger for lyset til bundvegetationen, som derved uddør.
- In lakes, e often results in a dense population of algae in the surface area; the algae block the light for the vegetation on the bottom, which, consequently, die out.
- 2007, Gyldendals farveflora, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 34:
- Trækronerne bliver små og når sammen i toppen, bladene skygger for lyset så de nederste grene går ud, og stammerne bliver lange og lige.
- The treetops become small and reach together in the top, the leaves block the light such that the lowest branches die, and the trunks become long and straight.
- Jeg kan ikke læse når du skygger for lampen.
- to block someone's line of vision
- 2014, Lise Legarth, Kaj Albert Thomasen, Erindringsglimt: En brevveksling mellem to søskende, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 319:
- Er man som ung bare pr definition "et andet sted”, hvor redebyggeriet og ens ungdommelige livslyst skygger for udsigten til livets barske realiteter.[sic]
- Is one, as a young person, just per definition "somewhere else", where the nesting and one's youthful joie de vivre block the view of the harsh realities of life.
- 2013, Hanne Marie Svendsen, Himmelsten: Erindringsskitser og billeder fra Skagen, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
- Stort set var byen fascinerende, skønt der var alt for mange høje huse, der skyggede for himlen og spærrede for drømmene.
- Generally, the city was fascinating, although there were much too many tall houses, that blocked out the sky and blocked the dreams.
- (espionage) to shadow, to covertly follow
References
[edit]“skygge,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]skygge m (definite singular skyggen, indefinite plural skygger, definite plural skyggene)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Norse skyggja and skyggva; from English shadow (sense 2).
Verb
[edit]skygge (imperative skygg, present tense skygger, simple past skygga or skygget or skygde, past participle skygga or skygget or skygd)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “skygge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Adjective
[edit]skygge
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Norse skuggi, via skugge.
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]skygge n (definite singular skygget, indefinite plural skygge, definite plural skygga)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “skygge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]skygge
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