skans

Latvian

Noun

skans m (1st declension)

1. (dialectal) alternative form of skaņa

Declension

Declension of skans (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	skans	skani
accusative (akuzatīvs)	skanu	skanus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	skana	skanu
dative (datīvs)	skanam	skaniem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	skanu	skaniem
locative (lokatīvs)	skanā	skanos
vocative (vokatīvs)	skan	skani

Swedish

Nässkansen in Botkyrka Municipality. A star-shaped sconce.

Alternative forms

• skantz, skants (old spelling)
• schantz (common pre-1680 spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish skanz. Borrowed from Middle Low German schanse, schanze. First attested in 1506.

Cognate with Danish skanse, Norwegian skanse, and English sconce.

Pronunciation

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Noun

skans c

1. A sconce; a type of small fort or other fortification.
2. (nautical) the crew's quarters on an (older) ship, a forecastle

Declension

Declension of skans

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skans	skans
	definite	skansen	skansens
plural	indefinite	skansar	skansars
	definite	skansarna	skansarnas

Descendants

• Polish: skansen

References

• skans in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skans in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)