skans
Latvian
Declension
Declension of skans (1st declension)
Swedish

Nässkansen in Botkyrka Municipality. A star-shaped sconce.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish skanz. Borrowed from Middle Low German schanse, schanze. First attested in 1506.[1]
Cognate with Danish skanse, Norwegian skanse, and English sconce.
References
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