skruv
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- skruf (obsolete)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German schruve. Compare to and Danish skrue and Norwegian Nynorsk skruve (older spelling of skrue).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skruv c
- screw; a simple machine
- screw; (fastener)
- twist, turn; a rotation of the body while jumping (or diving)
- (ball sports) spin; a rotation of a ball while in air so that it does not follow a pure ballistic path
- (Finland) vint (card game)
Declension edit
| Declension of skruv | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skruv | skruven | skruvar | skruvarna |
| Genitive | skruvs | skruvens | skruvars | skruvarnas |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Finnish: skruuvi
Further reading edit
- skruv in Svensk ordbok.