Borrowed fromLow Germanschinke, fromMiddle Low Germanschinke, fromOld Saxonskinka, fromProto-West Germanic*skinkō. Cognate withSwedishskinka.
In relation to the tanning sense, compare Japaneseガングロ(ganguro, literally“black face”).
skinka f (genitive singularskinku,nominative pluralskinkur)
| 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 | skinkanna |
skinka f
FromLow Germanschinke, fromMiddle Low Germanschinke, fromOld Saxonskinka, fromProto-West Germanic*skinkō. Cognate withEnglishskink andIcelandicskinka.
| Audio;“en skinka”/²ɛn ˈxʷɪŋˌka/: | (file) |
skinka c
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skinka | skinkas |
| definite | skinkan | skinkans | |
| plural | indefinite | skinkor | skinkors |
| definite | skinkorna | skinkornas |