skinka

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic *skinkō. Cognate with Swedish skinka.

In relation to the tanning sense, compare Japanese ガングロ (ganguro, literally black face).

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Noun

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skinka f (genitive singular skinku, nominative plural skinkur)

  1. (countable or uncountable) ham (a cured leg of a swine, or other similar cured pork)
  2. (slang) a Caucasian girl that has an abnormal amount of tan resulting from sunbathing or the use of tanning beds

Declension

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    Declension of skinka
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skinka skinkan skinkur skinkurnar
accusative skinku skinkuna skinkur skinkurnar
dative skinku skinkunni skinkum skinkunum
genitive skinku skinkunnar skinka/skinkna skinkanna/skinknanna

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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skinka m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of skinke

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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skinka f

  1. definite singular of skinke

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic *skinkō. Cognate with Icelandic skinka.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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skinka c

  1. ham
    Jag äter smörgåsar med skinka som pålägg.
    I eat sandwiches with ham as a topping.
  2. buttock
    Min vänstra skinka gör ont.
    My left buttock hurts.

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