skrå
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Low German schrat (“cutoff piece”), from the verb schraden.
Noun[edit]
skrå f or n (definite singular skråa or skrået, indefinite plural skråer or skrå, definite plural skråene or skråa)
- chewing tobacco
- Synonyms: tyggetobakk, buss
Adjective[edit]
skrå (masculine and feminine skrå, neuter skrått, definite singular and plural skråe, comparative skråare, indefinite superlative skråast, definite superlative skråaste)
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
skrå (present tense skrår, past tense skrådde, past participle skrått/skrådd, passive infinitive skråast, present participle skråande, imperative skrå)
- (transitive) to render diagonal
- (intransitive) to be slanted, inclined
- (intransitive) to chew, consume chewing tobacco
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse skrá f (“dry skin, leather, parchment; document”). Compare also Faroese and Icelandic skrá. Senses 5 and 6 likely also have their origin in the Middle Low German sense of cutting off or of being cut off (See Etymology 1 above).
Noun[edit]
skrå f (definite singular skråa, indefinite plural skrær, definite plural skrærne)
- a patch of (hardened) hide or leather
- an old leather shoe
- (historical) a parchment document containing a list of rules
- (historical) a list, set of statutes or rules on such a piece of parchment
- a (metal) plate used for rimming a rim wheel
- an escutcheon (insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate)
- Synonyms: låsplate, nøkkelskilt
References[edit]
- “skrå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
skrå n
- (historical) a guild (association of all craftsmen in a profession)
- (figuratively) a profession (viewed as a group)
- läkarskrået
- the medical profession
- (figuratively) an (informal) group (more generally, sometimes with implications of clannishness or the like)
Declension[edit]
Declension of skrå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skrå | skrået | skrån | skråna |
Genitive | skrås | skråets | skråns | skrånas |
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns with multiple genders
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk transitive verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk intransitive verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with historical senses
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- Swedish terms with historical senses
- Swedish terms with usage examples