omskära

Swedish

Etymology

om (“around”) +‎ skära (“cut”)

Verb

omskära (present omskär, preterite omskar, supine omskurit, imperative omskär)

1. to circumcise (a male or female)

   Synonym: (chiefly of females) könsstympa (“genitally mutilate”)

   Är du omskuren?

   Are you circumcised?

Conjugation

Conjugation of omskära (class 4 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	omskära		omskäras
Supine	omskurit		omskurits
Imperative	omskär		—
Imper. plural1	omskären		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	omskär	omskar	omskärs, omskäres	omskars
Ind. plural1	omskära	omskuro	omskäras	omskuros
Subjunctive2	omskäre	omskure	omskäres	omskures
	Participles
Present participle	omskärande
Past participle	omskuren
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• omskärelse (“circumcision”)

References

• omskära in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• omskära in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• omskära in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)