skøjte

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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed via English skate from Dutch schaats, which is itself borrowed from Old Northern French escache (stilt) (French échasse).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skɔjtə/, [ˈsɡ̊ʌjd̥ə]

Noun

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skøjte c (singular definite skøjten, plural indefinite skøjter)

  1. skate, ice skate

Declension

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Verb

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skøjte (past tense skøjtede, past participle skøjtet)

  1. to skate
  2. (figuratively) to slide
    at skøjte hen overto slide over

Conjugation

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