skam

== Danish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Danish skam, from Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. Compare Norwegian and Swedish skam, Icelandic skömm, German Scham, English shame, Dutch schaamte. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /skam/, [sɡ̊ɑmˀ] ==== Noun ==== skam c (singular definite skammen, not used in plural form) shame disgrace, dishonor, dishonour pity (something regrettable) === Etymology 2 === From the noun. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /skam/, [sɡ̊ɑm] ==== Adverb ==== skam really, you know === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== skam imperative of skamme == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō. ==== Noun ==== skam m or f (definite singular skamma or skammen) shame, disgrace ===== Derived terms ===== skamfull skampule skamslå === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== skam imperative of skamme === References === “skam” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō. === Noun === skam f (definite singular skamma, uncountable) shame, disgrace ==== Derived terms ==== skamfull skambanka skamslå ==== Related terms ==== skjemme, skjemmast === References === “skam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Alternative forms === (devil): Skam === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /skamː/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Swedish skam, from Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. ==== Noun ==== skam c shame (feeling) shame (disgrace) Synonym: vanära a disgrace (something shameful) (chiefly as "synd och skam" (shame [sin] and disgrace)) (great) shame, (great) pity (a regrettable thing, often morally (or hyperbolically as if morally regrettable)) Synonym: (shame) synd ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== komma på skam ===== Related terms ===== skämma skamlig skamlös === Etymology 2 === A noa-name for the Devil. ==== Proper noun ==== skam c (genitive skams) (euphemistic) the Devil Synonyms: den lede, den onde, hin, hin håle, hin onde === References === “skam”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “skam”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “skam”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Fula Ordboken === Anagrams === kams, mask, mask., smak