skinka

Icelandic

Etymology

From Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic *skinkō. Cognate with Swedish skinka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsciŋ̊ka/
    Rhymes: -iŋ̊ka

Noun

skinka f (genitive singular skinku, nominative plural skinkur)

  1. (countable or uncountable) ham (a cured leg of a swine, or other similar cured pork)
  2. (slang) a Caucasian girl that has an abnormal amount of tan resulting from sunbathing or the use of tanning beds; compare Japanese ガングロ (ganguro, "black face girls")

Declension
declension of skinka
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skinka skinkan skinkur skinkurnar
accusative skinku skinkuna skinkur skinkurnar
dative skinku skinkunni skinkum skinkunum
genitive skinku skinkunnar skinka/skinkna skinkanna/skinknanna

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

skinka m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of skinke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skinka f

  1. definite singular of skinke

Swedish

Etymology

From Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic *skinkō. Cognate with Icelandic skinka.

Pronunciation
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Noun

skinka c

  1. ham
    Jag äter smörgåsar med skinka som pålägg.
    I eat sandwiches with ham as a topping.
  2. buttock
    Min vänstra skinka gör ont.
    My left buttock hurts.

Declension
Declension of skinka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skinka skinkan skinkor skinkorna
Genitive skinkas skinkans skinkors skinkornas

Further reading
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