skata

See also: skáta, ската, and σκατά

French

Verb

skata

1. third-person singular past historic of skater

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skata, possibly related to Old English sceadd (modern English shad), but the ultimate origin of both is obscure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskaːta/
• Rhymes: -aːta

Noun

skata f (genitive singular skötu, nominative plural skötur)

1. ray, skate (fish)

Declension

declension of skata

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skata	skatan	skötur	sköturnar
accusative	skötu	skötuna	skötur	sköturnar
dative	skötu	skötunni	skötum	skötunum
genitive	skötu	skötunnar	skata/skatna	skatanna/skatnanna

See also

• kæsa

Anagrams

• kasta, taska

Latvian

Noun

skata m

1. genitive singular of skats

Verb

skata

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of skatīt
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of skatīt
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of skatīt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skata f sg

1. definite singular of skate

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skata, from Old Norse skade (“top, tree top”), referencing their long tails, itself possibly related to skaði (“damage”).

Noun

skata c

1. Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
2. (derogatory) an ill-tempered or unsympathetic woman, especially a middle-aged one; a shrew.

Declension

Declension of skata
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skata	skatan	skator	skatorna
Genitive	skatas	skatans	skators	skatornas

Derived terms

• skataktig
• skatbo
• törnskata

See also

• skräcködla

Anagrams

• aktas, askat, kasat, kasta, sakat, sakta