skuffe

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Low German schuf, from the Middle Low German verb schûven, from Old Saxon *skiovan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuban (to drive, push).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈsɡɔfə] (noun and verb)

Noun

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skuffe c (singular definite skuffen, plural indefinite skuffer)

  1. drawer

Declension

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Verb

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skuffe (imperative skuf, infinitive at skuffe, present tense skuffer, past tense skuffede, perfect tense skuffet)

  1. to disappoint
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Low German schuf (drawer), and possibly from the Low German verb schuven (to shovel).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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skuffe f or m (definite singular skuffa or skuffen, indefinite plural skuffer, definite plural skuffene)

  1. (furniture) drawer
  2. (tools) shovel
  3. (on an excavator) bucket

Etymology 2

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From Low German schuven (sense 1) and schoven (sense 2).

Verb

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skuffe (imperative skuff, present tense skuffer, passive skuffes, simple past and past participle skuffa or skuffet, present participle skuffende)

  1. to shovel (something)
  2. to disappoint (someone)
Derived terms
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Low German schuf (drawer), and possibly from the Low German verb schuven (to shovel).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²skʊfːə/, /²skʉfːə/

Noun

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skuffe f (definite singular skuffa, indefinite plural skuffer, definite plural skuffene)

  1. (furniture) drawer
  2. (tools) shovel
  3. (on an excavator) bucket

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