skeppa

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse skeppa (“basket”), of unknown ultimate origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛʰpːa/

Noun

skeppa f (genitive singular skeppu, plural skeppur)

1. (archaic, cubic measure) 1/8 tunna (‘ton’) (e.g. of grain), in the Middle Ages between 24.3 and 32.4 litres, later about 17.5 litres.

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skeppa	skeppan	skeppur	skeppurnar
accusative	skeppu	skeppuna	skeppur	skeppurnar
dative	skeppu	skeppuni	skeppum	skeppunum
genitive	skeppu	skeppunnar	skeppa	skeppanna

See also

• krambúðarmál (8 skeppur)
• heimamál (10 skeppur)

Swedish

Etymology

skepp +‎ -a

Verb

skeppa (present skeppar, preterite skeppade, supine skeppat, imperative skeppa)

1. to ship; to transport by ship or by boat

Conjugation

Conjugation of skeppa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	skeppa		skeppas
supine	skeppat		skeppats
imperative	skeppa		—
imper. plural1	skeppen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	skeppar	skeppade	skeppas	skeppades
ind. plural1	skeppa	skeppade	skeppas	skeppades
subjunctive2	skeppe	skeppade	skeppes	skeppades
present participle		skeppande
past participle		skeppad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• skeppare
• skeppning

References

• skeppa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skeppa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skeppa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)