skarv

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skarfr, from a Germanic base imitative of the birds' harsh croaking sounds.

Noun

skarv c

  1. shag, cormorant (a bird)
  2. great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Declension

Declension of skarv
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skarv skarven skarver skarverne
genitive skarvs skarvens skarvers skarvernes

Faroese

Pronunciation

Noun

skarv

  1. indefinite accusative singular of skarvur

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Old Norse skarfr.

Noun

skarv m (definite singular skarven, indefinite plural skarver, definite plural skarvene)

  1. a cormorant (seabird)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skarfr.

Noun

skarv m (definite singular skarven, indefinite plural skarvar, definite plural skarvane)

  1. a bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae, the cormorants and shags
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

skarv n (definite singular skarvet, indefinite plural skarv, definite plural skarva)

  1. cliff, bare rockface

References

Swedish

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Alternative forms

  • skarf (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Norse skarfr, from a Germanic base imitative of the birds' harsh croaking sounds.

Noun

skarv c

  1. a joint
  2. an extension
  3. a cormorant (a bird)

Declension

Declension of skarv 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skarv skarven skarvar skarvarna
Genitive skarvs skarvens skarvars skarvarnas

References

  • Lockwood, William Burley (1984): The Oxford book of British bird names, p. 134

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