skriva

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”), from Proto-Italic *skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European *skreybʰ-. Compare Icelandic skrifa, Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɹiːva/
• Rhymes: -iːva
• Homophone: skrivað

Verb

skriva (third person singular past indicative skrivaði, supine skrivað)

1. to write

Conjugation

Related terms

• skrivari (secretary)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Compare Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²skriː.ʋɑ/

Verb

skriva (present tense skriv, past tense skreiv, supine skrive, past participle skriven, present participle skrivande, imperative skriv)

1. a-infinitive form of skrive (“to write”)

   Eg skal skriva ei bok. ― I will write a book.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskriː.ʋɑ/

Noun

skriva n

1. definite plural of skriv

Anagrams

• kvisar, skarvi, skivar, svikar, viskar

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”).

Verb

skrīva

1. to write

Inflection

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: skriiw

  Mooring: schriwe

  Sylt: skriiv

  Wiedingharde: skriwwe

• Saterland Frisian: skrieuwe
• West Frisian: skriuwe

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną.

Verb

skriva

1. to write
2. to paint, to draw

Conjugation

or

Descendants

• Swedish: skriva
• → Elfdalian: skrieva

Swedish

Alternative forms

• skrifva (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Swedish skriva, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Cognate with Danish skrive, Norwegian skriva, skrive, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven and German schreiben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²skriːva/

• audio

  (file)

Verb

skriva (present skriver, preterite skrev, supine skrivit, imperative skriv)

1. to write, to type, to copy; to put letters and digits on a surface, using a pen or typewriter

   Hon skriver som en kråka.

   Her handwriting is not pretty.

   (literally, “She writes like a crow.”)

   Hur snabbt skriver du?

   How fast do you type?

   • 1998, Svenska Folkbibeln, Stiftelsen Svenska Folkbibeln, Exodus 34:1:

     Herren sade till Mose: “Hugg ut två stentavlor åt dig, likadana som de förra. På dem skall jag skriva samma ord som stod på de förra tavlorna, som du slog sönder.

     The Lord said unto Moses, “Hew two stone tablets, like the previous. Upon them I shall write the same words as those written on the previous tablets, which you have broken.

2. to be literate, to be able to write and spell

   Läser och skriver han?

   Does he read and write?

3. to write, to author, to tell, to report, to publish; to compose and communicate a story

   Vem har skrivit den här boken?

   Who has written this book?

   Süddeutsche Zeitung skriver idag att inflationen är oförändrad.

   The Süddeutsche Zeitung writes today that inflation is unchanged.

4. to sign, to underwrite; to put one's name on a contract or check (skriva under, skriva på)
5. to take a test, to undergo written examination

   Jag ska skriva geografi nästa vecka.

   My geography exam is next week

6. to register (a person), to matriculate; (skriva in, mantalsskriva)

   var är du skriven?

   where is your officially registered residency? (with Swedish tax authorities)

7. to write, to print; using a computer printer (skriva ut)
8. to record, to store, to save; whether by pen in a book, in computer memory or on magnetic disk

   filen måste först skrivas till disk

   the file must first be written to disk

Conjugation

Related terms

• skrift
• skriftställare
• skrivare
• skribent
• skriva av
• skriva in
• skriva ner
• skriva på
• skriva under
• skriva upp
• skriva ut
• skriva över
• skrivning
• det kan du skriva upp
• skriva någon på näsan

Further reading

• skriva in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• arkivs, skivar, vikars, virkas, viskar