Contionary:skaben

Niemish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈskaːbʲɪn/

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skabô.

Noun

² skáben n.m. syncopating hard stem

1. (tool) plane
2. spokeshave
3. paring knife
4. (personal grooming) razor
5. (philosophy) razor

   Hanlons Skaben kidt: "Man ne gicht do nisum, jan mach geche do dälise."

6. stripping agent

   Derived terms: bójaskáben ("paint stripper")

Declension

declension of skáben (mh-S declension)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skáben	skábnan	skábens	skábnas
genitive	skä́bins	skä́bnes	skä́bne	skä́binse
dative	skáben	skábnum	skábną	skábnę