skorsten

== Danish == === Etymology === From Low German Schornstein, compound of schore (“support”) (ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skeran (“to cut”)) and Stein (“rock”) (from Middle Low German sten). Compare Swedish skorsten and Norwegian Nynorsk skorstein. === Noun === skorsten c (singular definite skorstenen, plural indefinite skorstene) a chimney (vertical tube or hollow column; a flue) a smokestack ==== Declension ==== === References === “skorsten” in Den Danske Ordbog == Swedish == === Etymology === From Low German Schornstein, compound of schore (“support”) (ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skeran (“to cut”)) and Stein (“rock”) (from Middle Low German sten). Compare Danish skorsten and Norwegian Nynorsk skorstein. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²skɔʂteːn/ === Noun === skorsten c a chimney (vertical tube or hollow column; a flue) a smokestack ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== sotare (“chimney sweep”) === References === “skorsten”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “skorsten”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === sektorns, storkens, torskens