Icelandic

Noun

skinn n ‎(genitive singular skinns, nominative plural skinn)

1. skin
2. (informal, affectionate) dear little thing, poor thing

Declension

Synonyms

• (skin): húð

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *skinþą, and Old Norse skinn

Noun

skinn n ‎(definite singular skinnet, indefinite plural skinn, definite plural skinna or skinnene)

1. (human) skin
2. (animal) hide, fur (of a whole animal, used as a rug etc.)
3. (processed) leather

Synonyms

• (skin): hud
• (hide): hud, fell, pels
• (leather): lær

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Derived from the verb skinne

Noun

skinn n ‎(definite singular skinnet)

1. light, shine

Derived terms

• måneskinn
• solskinn

See also

• skin (Nynorsk)

Etymology 3

Verb

skinn

1. imperative of skinne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skinn

Noun

skinn n ‎(definite singular skinnet, indefinite plural skinn, definite plural skinna)

1. skin
2. hide

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skinn, from Proto-Germanic *skinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kenǝ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɧɪnː/

Noun

skinn n

1. (human) skin
2. (animal) hide, fur (of a whole animal, used as a rug etc.)
3. (processed) leather

Declension

Related terms

• ekorrskinn
• fårskinn
• kattskinn
• råskinn
• rödskinn
• skinnbyxa
• skinnhandske
• skinnjacka
• skinn på näsan
• skinnväst
• vattenskinn
• vinskinn

Synonyms

• (skin): hud, hy
• (hide): hud, fäll, päls
• (leather): läder