skarv
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse skarfr, from a Germanic base imitative of the birds' harsh croaking sounds.
Noun edit
skarv c
- shag, cormorant (a bird)
- great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Declension edit
Declension of skarv
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skarv | skarven | skarver | skarverne |
genitive | skarvs | skarvens | skarvers | skarvernes |
Faroese edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skarv
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
skarv m (definite singular skarven, indefinite plural skarver, definite plural skarvene)
- a cormorant (seabird)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “skarv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
skarv m (definite singular skarven, indefinite plural skarvar, definite plural skarvane)
- a bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae, the cormorants and shags
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
skarv n (definite singular skarvet, indefinite plural skarv, definite plural skarva)
- cliff, bare rockface
References edit
- “skarv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- skarf (obsolete since 1906)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse skarfr, from a Germanic base imitative of the birds' harsh croaking sounds.
Noun edit
skarv c
Declension edit
Declension of skarv | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skarv | skarven | skarvar | skarvarna |
Genitive | skarvs | skarvens | skarvars | skarvarnas |
Related terms edit
References edit
- Lockwood, William Burley (1984): The Oxford book of British bird names, p. 134