skæmt

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish skiemt, from the verb skiemte, skæmpte, thus modern Danish skæmte, the word is essentially derived from an Old Danish adjective, skam, meaning short. See Icelandic skammur. Cognate with Swedish skämt, Norwegian Bokmål skjemt, Norwegian Nynorsk skjemt, Faroese skemt, and Icelandic skemmtun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɡɛmˀd/

Noun

skæmt c (singular definite skæmten, not used in plural form)

1. A joke. An amusing or teasing statement, act or event that causes joy, amuses or makes fun of someone.

Declension of skæmt

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	skæmt	skæmten
genitive	skæmts	skæmtens

Related terms

• skæmte
• skæmtevise
• skæmtsom

See also

• spøg
• vittighed
• joke
• vits

References

• “skæmt” in Den Danske Ordbog