Noun: skygge
Gender: Common
Hyphenation:
uncountable
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | skygge |
| Sg. definite | skyggen |
| Pl. indefinite | skygger |
| Pl. definite | skyggerne |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | skygges |
| Sg. definite | skyggens |
| Pl. indefinite | skyggers |
| Pl. definite | skyggernes |
Sample Sentences
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Der er 30 grader i skyggen. (It is 30 degrees in the shade.)
Nouns inflected like skygge
toiletbørste,
krokodille,
svensknøgle,
nissehue,
overtagelse,
snurre,
snitte,
snerle,
snerre,
snerpe,
satire,
meddelelse,
sjuske,
sminke,
smerte,
slippe,
slange,
slette,
skøjte,
sonate, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
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. See: Old Norse Nouns '
skuggi'.
Verbs referencing "skygge"
English Nouns
scug.
Translations
shadow, to block light or radio transmission
shadow, to secretly track or follow another