See also: skamt

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɧɛmt/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish skæmt, from skæmta (to joke), whence also modern Swedish skämta. Cognate with Danish skæmt, Norwegian Bokmål skjemt and Norwegian Nynorsk skjemt.

Noun

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skämt n

  1. a joke
    Synonyms: (as in funny story) vits, (as in funny story) rolig historia
    dra ett skämt
    tell a joke
    Det var bara ett skämt
    It was only a joke
    Han är ett skämt
    He is a joke (in the derogatory sense)
    göra något skämt
    do something as a joke
Declension
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Derived terms
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References

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  • skämta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Etymology 2

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From the verb skämma.

Adjective

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skämt

  1. indefinite neuter singular of skämd

Verb

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skämt

  1. supine of skämma

References

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see 1
Story 2