skytte
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skøtə/, [ˈsɡ̊ød̥ə]
Noun
skytte c (singular definite skytten, plural indefinite skytter)
- marksman
- shooter
- gamekeeper
- rifleman
- Sagittarius (someone with a Sagittarius star sign)
Inflection
Declension of skytte
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skytte | skytten | skytter | skytterne |
| genitive | skyttes | skyttens | skytters | skytternes |
Norwegian Bokmål
Swedish
Etymology
From the verb skytta, which is no longer in use. Compare the similar construction fiske (“fishing”), from fiska (“to fish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɧʏtɛ/
Noun
skytte n
- shooting (the act of shooting)
- Jag ska testa pistolskytte.
- I'm going to try pistol shooting.
- Hon har vunnit ett OS-guld och ett OS-silver i skytte.
- She has won two Olympic golds and one Olympic silver in shooting.
Declension
| Declension of skytte | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skytte | skyttet | skytten | skyttena |
| Genitive | skyttes | skyttets | skyttens | skyttenas |
Derived terms
- bågskytte
- lerduveskytte
- orienteringsskytte
- pistolskytte
- skidskytte
- sportskytte
- springskytte
References
- skytte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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