skygge

== Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsɡ̊yɡ̊ə] === Etymology 1 === From Old Danish skuggæ, skyggi, from Old Norse skuggi, from Proto-Germanic *skuwwô (“shadow, reflection”). The Danish noun has taken over the vowel from the verb, see below. ==== Noun ==== skygge c (singular definite skyggen, plural indefinite skygger) shadow (uncountable) shade Der er 30 grader i skyggen. It is 30 degrees in the shade. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== References ==== “skygge,1” in Den Danske Ordbog === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse skyggja, derived from the noun skuggi. ==== Verb ==== skygge (imperative skyg, infinitive at skygge, present tense skygger, past tense skyggede, perfect tense skygget) to block the light, casting something into darkness Jeg kan ikke læse når du skygger for lampen. I cannot read when you block the lamplight. to block someone's line of vision (espionage) to shadow, to covertly follow ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== skygning ===== References ===== “skygge,2” in Den Danske Ordbog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse skuggi. ==== Noun ==== skygge m (definite singular skyggen, indefinite plural skygger, definite plural skyggene) a shadow (dark image projected onto a surface) kaste skygge - cast a shadow shade ===== Derived terms ===== skyggefull skyggelue skyggeside øyeskygge, øyenskygge === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse skyggja and skyggva; from English shadow (sense 2). ==== Verb ==== skygge (imperative skygg, present tense skygger, simple past skygga or skygget or skygde, past participle skygga or skygget or skygd) to shade (from direct light) to shadow (follow somebody) ===== Derived terms ===== overskygge === References === “skygge” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== skygge definite singular of skygg plural of skygg === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse skuggi, via skugge. ==== Alternative forms ==== skugge ==== Noun ==== skygge n (definite singular skygget, indefinite plural skygge, definite plural skygga) shade, shadow ===== Derived terms ===== augeskygge === References === “skygge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Adjective === skygge definite natural masculine singular of skygg