skuffe

Danish

Etymology

From Low German schuf, from the Middle Low German verb schûven, from Old Saxon *skiovan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuban (“to drive, push”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɡɔfə] (noun and verb)

Noun

skuffe c (singular definite skuffen, plural indefinite skuffer)

1. drawer

Declension

Declension of skuffe

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skuffe	skuffen	skuffer	skufferne
genitive	skuffes	skuffens	skuffers	skuffernes

Verb

skuffe (imperative skuf, infinitive at skuffe, present tense skuffer, past tense skuffede, perfect tense skuffet)

1. to disappoint

Related terms

• skuffelse

References

• “skuffe” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Skuff

Wikipedia ^no

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskufə/, /ˈskʉfə/ (typically /ʉ/ in etymology 3, /u/ otherwise)

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German schûf (“slider, shiftable element”, modern also “drawer”), deverbal from schûven (see etymology 2 below). In the sense of “shovel” probably influenced by related Middle Low German schuffel, schüffel (“shovel”). Compare skovl and skyffel.

Noun

skuffe f or m (definite singular skuffa or skuffen, indefinite plural skuffer, definite plural skuffene)

1. (tools) shovel
2. (on an excavator) bucket
3. (furniture) alternative form of skuff (“drawer”)

Etymology 2

Either denominal from etymology 1 or directly from the underlying Middle Low German schûven (“to push”), from Proto-Germanic *skeubaną.

Verb

skuffe (imperative skuff, present tense skuffer, passive skuffes, simple past and past participle skuffa or skuffet, present participle skuffende)

1. to shovel (something)

Etymology 3

From Middle Low German schōven (“to cheat, swindle”), usually derived from schōve (“scale of a fish”), with the notion of “to scale off”, hence “to denude, deprive”. Compare dated German beschuppen in the same sense.

Verb

skuffe (imperative skuff, present tense skuffer, passive skuffes, simple past and past participle skuffa or skuffet, present participle skuffende)

1. to disappoint (someone)

Derived terms

• skuffelse

References

• “skuffe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skuff (drawer)

Etymology

From Low German schuf (drawer), and possibly from the Low German verb schuven (to shovel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²skʊfːə/, /²skʉfːə/

Noun

skuffe f (definite singular skuffa, indefinite plural skuffer, definite plural skuffene)

1. (furniture) drawer
2. (tools) shovel
3. (on an excavator) bucket

References

• “skuffe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.