*skaibaz

Runic: ᛊᚲᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈskɑi̯.βɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

slanted, oblique, inclined, sloping

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *skoy-pó-s, which may be a derivative of *skey- (‘to split’). Orel compares Lithuanian skybas (‘wedge-like piece of land’), Latvian šķìbs (‘crooked’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	skaibaz	skaibō	skaibą, -at, -atō	skaibai	skaibôz	skaibō
Acc.	skaibanǭ	skaibǭ	skaibą, -at, -atō	skaibanz	skaibōz	skaibō
Gen.	skaibas, skaibis	skaibaizōz	skaibas, skaibis	skaibaizǫ̂	skaibaizǫ̂	skaibaizǫ̂
Dat.	skaibammai	skaibaizōi	skaibammai	skaibaimaz	skaibaimaz	skaibaimaz
Inst.	skaibanō	skaibaizō	skaibanō	skaibaimiz	skaibaimiz	skaibaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	skaibô	skaibǭ	skaibô	skaibaniz	skaibōniz	skaibōnō
Acc.	skaibanų	skaibōnų	skaibô	skaibanunz	skaibōnunz	skaibōnō
Gen.	skaibiniz	skaibōniz	skaibiniz	skaibanǫ̂	skaibōnǫ̂	skaibanǫ̂
Dat.	skaibini	skaibōni	skaibini	skaibammaz	skaibōmaz	skaibammaz
Inst.	skaibinē	skaibōnē	skaibinē	skaibammiz	skaibōmiz	skaibammiz

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Descendants

*skaib (Proto-West Germanic)
- *skēf (Old Dutch)
  - scheef, scheiff, scheyff (Middle Dutch)
    - scheef (Dutch)
      - skeef (Afrikaans)
*skaib (Proto-West Germanic)
- *sċāb, *sċāf (Old English)
  - sċābfōt, sċāffōt (Old English)
*skaib (Proto-West Germanic)
- *skēf (Old Frisian)
  - skiaf (North Frisian)
  - skeeuw (Saterland Frisian)
  - skeef (West Frisian)
*skaib (Proto-West Germanic)
- *skeib, *skeif (Old High German)
  - *scheip, *scheif (Middle High German)
    - scheif, scheib (German)
*skaib (Proto-West Germanic)
- skēf (Old Saxon)
  - schêf (Middle Low German)
    - scheev (German Low German)
*skaib (Proto-West Germanic)
- skēf (Old Saxon)
  - schêf (Middle Low German)
    - *schēf, schief, schīf (Middle High German)
      - schief (German)
*skaif (Proto-West Germanic)
- *skēf (Old Dutch)
  - scheef, scheiff, scheyff (Middle Dutch)
    - scheef (Dutch)
      - skeef (Afrikaans)
*skaif (Proto-West Germanic)
- *sċāb, *sċāf (Old English)
  - sċābfōt, sċāffōt (Old English)
*skaif (Proto-West Germanic)
- *skēf (Old Frisian)
  - skiaf (North Frisian)
  - skeeuw (Saterland Frisian)
  - skeef (West Frisian)
*skaif (Proto-West Germanic)
- *skeib, *skeif (Old High German)
  - *scheip, *scheif (Middle High German)
    - scheif, scheib (German)
*skaif (Proto-West Germanic)
- skēf (Old Saxon)
  - schêf (Middle Low German)
    - scheev (German Low German)
*skaif (Proto-West Germanic)
- skēf (Old Saxon)
  - schêf (Middle Low German)
    - *schēf, schief, schīf (Middle High German)
      - schief (German)
skeifr (Old Norse)
- skeivur (Faroese)
- skaiv (Gutnish)
- skeifur (Icelandic)
skeifr (Old Norse)
- skeiv, skeiv'u, skeiv'e (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  - skeiv (Norwegian Bokmål)
skeifr (Old Norse)
- skev (Old Danish)
  - skæv, skjæv, skjev (Danish)
    - skjev (Norwegian Bokmål)
skeifr (Old Norse)
- skēver (Old Swedish)
  - skev (Swedish)

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