skata – Old Norse noun declension

Old Norse noun forms of skata

The word "skata" is not included in the database, but Verbix uses automation to display the inflected forms.
Noun: skata
Gender:

Nominative

Sg. Indef.skata
Sg. Def.skatan
Pl. Indef.skatur
Pl. Def.skaturnar

Genitive

Sg. Indef.skatu
Sg. Def.skatunnar
Pl. Indef.skatna
Pl. Def.skatnanna

Dative

Sg. Indef.skatu
Sg. Def.skatunni
Pl. Indef.skatum
Pl. Def.skatunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.skatu
Sg. Def.skatuna
Pl. Indef.skatur
Pl. Def.skaturnar

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like skata

skyrta, skessa, ábreiða, þjónosta, þjónusta, abbadissa, abbatissa, allraheilagramessa, lǫgrétta, írska, þurka, þerna, þerra, þella, deila, festa, gedda, genta, gipta, gráða, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

Derivative of skade (“top, cliff, tree top”; compare Swedish: skate, skati, “tip, top, tree top”), probably more directly “shoot” (protuberance), referencing their long tail. The word is possibly related to Old Norse skot, skut (“shoot”), or to skaði (“damage”).

Verbs referencing "skata"

English Nouns shad, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns skate, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns skate, Icelandic Nouns skata, Swedish Nouns skata, Faroese Nouns skøta, Irish Nouns scadán.

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