skrå
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German schrat (“cutoff piece”), from the verb schraden.
Noun edit
skrå f or n (definite singular skråa or skrået, indefinite plural skråer or skrå, definite plural skråene or skråa)
- chewing tobacco
- Synonyms: tyggetobakk, buss
Adjective edit
skrå (masculine and feminine skrå, neuter skrått, definite singular and plural skråe, comparative skråare, indefinite superlative skråast, definite superlative skråaste)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
skrå (present tense skrår, past tense skrådde, past participle skrått/skrådd, passive infinitive skråast, present participle skråande, imperative skrå)
- (transitive) to render diagonal
- (intransitive) to be slanted, inclined
- (intransitive) to chew, consume chewing tobacco
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse skrá f (“dry skin, leather, parchment; document”). Compare also Faroese and Icelandic skrá. Senses 5 and 6 likely also have their origin in the Middle Low German sense of cutting off or of being cut off (See Etymology 1 above).
Noun edit
skrå f (definite singular skråa, indefinite plural skrær, definite plural skrærne)
- a patch of (hardened) hide or leather
- an old leather shoe
- (historical) a parchment document containing a list of rules
- (historical) a list, set of statutes or rules on such a piece of parchment
- a (metal) plate used for rimming a rim wheel
- an escutcheon (insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate)
- Synonyms: låsplate, nøkkelskilt
References edit
- “skrå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Swedish edit
Noun edit
skrå n
- (historical) a guild (association of all craftsmen in a profession)
- (figuratively) a profession (viewed as a group)
- läkarskrået
- the medical profession
- (figuratively) an (informal) group (more generally, sometimes with implications of clannishness or the like)
Declension edit
Declension of skrå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skrå | skrået | skrån | skråna |
Genitive | skrås | skråets | skråns | skrånas |