skär
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Swedish skær, from Old Norse skærr (“pure, bright, clear”), in turn from Proto-Germanic *skairiz (“pure, sheer”), from Proto-Indo-European *sḱēy- (“luster, gloss, shadow”). Cognate with Danish skær, German schier (“sheer”), Dutch schier (“almost”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃 (skeirs, “clear, lucid”). Outside Germanic, cognate to Albanian hirrë (“whey, serum”).
AdjectiveEdit
skär (comparative skärare, superlative skärast)
- pink; having a color between red and white, sometimes with a hint of beige, as in the skin color of white people.
- (dated) pure, clean
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of skär | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | skär | skärare | skärast |
Neuter singular | skärt | skärare | skärast |
Plural | skära | skärare | skärast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | skäre | skärare | skäraste |
All | skära | skärare | skäraste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
SynonymsEdit
- (pink): rosa (never with a beige hue)
See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse sker. Cognate to English skerry, Irish sceir, Scottish Gaelic sgeir, Danish skær, Norwegian Bokmål skjær, Norwegian Nynorsk skjer, Icelandic sker and Faroese sker.
NounEdit
skär n
DeclensionEdit
Declension of skär | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skär | skäret | skär | skären |
Genitive | skärs | skärets | skärs | skärens |
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Russian: шхе́ра (šxéra)
Etymology 3Edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
VerbEdit
skär