skruv
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle Low German schruve. Compare to and Danish skrue and Norwegian Nynorsk skruve (older spelling of skrue).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editskruv c
- screw; a simple machine
- screw; (fastener)
- twist, turn; a rotation of the body while jumping (or diving)
- (ball games) spin; a rotation of a ball while in air so that it does not follow a pure ballistic path
- (Finland) vint (card game)
Declension
editDeclension of skruv
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Finnish: skruuvi
Further reading
edit- skruv in Svensk ordbok.