skydd

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

skydd

  1. past participle of sky

Swedish

Etymology 1

Deverbal from skydda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɧʏdː/
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Noun

skydd n

  1. (uncountable) protection
    Vaccinet ger fullgott skydd efter två veckor
    The vaccine provides full protection after two weeks
    Den nya lagen stärker skyddet för visselblåsare
    The new law strengthens protections [the protection] for whistle-blowers
    skyddsutrustning
    protective equipment
    (literally, “protection equipment”)
    skyddsrum
    air-raid shelter
    (literally, “protection room”)
    1. cover; shelter; refuge
      Vi tog skydd i förrådet när vi hörde skotten
      We took cover in the storage room when we heard the shots
      Vi tog skydd undan regnet under en bro
      We took shelter from the rain under a bridge
      De flydde i skydd av mörkret
      They fled under cover of darkness [in protection of the darkness]
      Den förföljda journalisten sökte skydd i Norge
      The persecuted journalist sought refuge in Norway
    2. (insurance) coverage, protection
      försäkringsskydd
      insurance coverage
      (literally, “insurance protection”)
  2. (countable) a thing that provides protection, a protector (see the usage notes below)
    vindskydd
    wind shelter, like a lean-to; windbreak
    kopieringsskydd
    copy protection
    plektrumskydd
    pickguard
    1. a piece of protective gear; a guard, a pad, a protector, etc.
      armbågsskydd
      elbow pad
      (literally, “elbow protector”)
      axelskydd
      shoulder pad; shoulder pads [as protective equipment]
      (literally, “shoulder protector”)
      benskydd
      shin guard
      (literally, “leg protector”)
      knäskydd
      knee pad
      (literally, “knee protector”)
      tandskydd
      mouthguard
      (literally, “tooth protector”)
      hockeyskydd [in the plural, which is identical to the singular]
      protective hockey gear, (often) hockey pads
      (literally, “hockey protectors”)
      En hjälm är ett huvudskydd
      A helmet is protective headgear
      (literally, “A helmet is a head protector”)
    2. a safeguard
    3. protection (contraceptives)
      Synonym: preventivmedel
      Använde ni skydd?
      Did you use protection?
Usage notes

Can roughly be thought of as English protection except more naturally countable and meaning "protective thing" in the countable sense. Protector when of a thing should give the right idea. Protector as a role is beskyddare, like in "He is my protector" (Han är min beskyddare).

Declension
Declension of skydd
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skydd skydds
definite skyddet skyddets
plural indefinite skydd skydds
definite skydden skyddens
Hyponyms
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

skydd

  1. past participle of sky

References

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