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Etymology

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The first part sal possibly from Icelandic or Norwegian, meaning bleak or dirty. The second part is skrake, a kind of bird.

Noun

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salskrake c

  1. a smew (a bird, Mergus albellus)

Declension

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Declension of salskrake 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative salskrake salskraken salskrakar salskrakarna
Genitive salskrakes salskrakens salskrakars salskrakarnas

References

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  • salskrake in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)