skämt

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skæmt, from skæmta (“to joke”), whence also modern Swedish skämta. Cognate with Danish skæmt, Norwegian Bokmål skjemt and Norwegian Nynorsk skjemt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɧɛmt/
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Adjective

skämt

  1. absolute indefinite neuter form of skämd.

Noun

skämt n

  1. a joke (amusing story)

Declension
Declension of skämt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skämt skämtet skämt skämten
Genitive skämts skämtets skämts skämtens

Verb

skämt

  1. supine of skämma.

References
  • skämta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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