skruv
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German schruve. Compare to and Danish skrue and Norwegian Nynorsk skruve (older spelling of skrue).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skruv c
- screw; a simple machine
- screw; (fastener)
- twist, turn; a rotation of the body while jumping (or diving)
- (ball sports) spin; a rotation of a ball while in air so that it does not follow a pure ballistic path
- (Finland) vint (card game)
Declension edit
Declension of skruv | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skruv | skruven | skruvar | skruvarna |
Genitive | skruvs | skruvens | skruvars | skruvarnas |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Finnish: skruuvi
Further reading edit
- skruv in Svensk ordbok.