skurk

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schurk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skœrk/

Noun

skurk (plural skurke)

  1. villain, scoundrel
  2. (fiction) villain (evil character in a work)

Danish

Etymology

From German Low German Schurk, Schurke. Cognate with Dutch schurk and German Schurke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skurk/, [sɡ̊uɐ̯ɡ̊]

Noun

skurk c (singular definite skurken, plural indefinite skurke)

  1. (also literature) villain, baddie

Inflection

Synonyms

Swedish

Noun

skurk c

  1. a villain, scoundrel

Declension

Declension of skurk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skurk skurken skurkar skurkarna
Genitive skurks skurkens skurkars skurkarnas

Derived terms

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