schakt
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schacht, from Middle Low German schacht, from Old Saxon skaft, from Proto-Germanic *skaftaz. Doublet of skaft and skäkta.
Declension
| Declension of schakt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | schakt | schaktet | schakt | schakten |
| Genitive | schakts | schaktets | schakts | schaktens |
Derived terms
- blindschakt (“blind shaft”)
- gruvschakt (“mine shaft”)
- hisschakt (“elevator shaft”)
- schaktugn (“shaft furnace”)
Noun
schakt c
- excavation (at a construction site)
- Synonym: schaktning
- an excavation (excavated area at a construction site)
- arbeta nere i schakten
- work down in the excavation
Declension
| Declension of schakt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | schakt | schakten | schakter | schakterna |
| Genitive | schakts | schaktens | schakters | schakternas |
Related terms
See also
- schaktmaskin
- schaktmassa
- utgrävning (“(archeological) excavation”)
References
- schakt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- schakt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- schakt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- schakt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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