skorsten

Danish

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 Swedish skorsten and Norwegian Nynorsk skorstein.

Noun

skorsten c (singular definite skorstenen, plural indefinite skorstene)

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

Declension

Declension of skorsten
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skorsten skorstenen skorstene skorstenene
genitive skorstens skorstenens skorstenes skorstenenes

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 Danish skorsten and 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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