skata

See also: skáta, ската, and σκατά

French

Verb

skata

  1. third-person singular past historic of skater

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skata, possibly related to Old English sceadd (modern English shad), but the ultimate origin of both is obscure.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskaːta/
  • Rhymes: -aːta

Noun

skata f (genitive singular skötu, nominative plural skötur)

  1. ray, skate (fish)

Declension
declension of skata
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skata skatan skötur sköturnar
accusative skötu skötuna skötur sköturnar
dative skötu skötunni skötum skötunum
genitive skötu skötunnar skata/skatna skatanna/skatnanna

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Latvian

Noun

skata m

  1. genitive singular form of skats

Verb

skata

  1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of skatīt
  2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of skatīt
  3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of skatīt
  4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of skatīt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skata f sg

  1. definite singular of skate

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skata, from Old Norse skade (“top, tree top”), referencing their long tails, itself possibly related to skaði (“damage”).[1]

Noun

skata c

  1. Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
  2. (derogatory) an ill-tempered or unsympathetic woman, especially a middle-aged one; a shrew.

Declension
Declension of skata 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skata skatan skator skatorna
Genitive skatas skatans skators skatornas

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References
  1. Hariharan, G. (2016). Almost Home: Finding a Place in the World from Kashmir to New York. United States: Restless Books, p. 210

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