skruv
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Swedish
Alternative forms
- skruf (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German schruve. Compare to and Danish skrue and Norwegian Nynorsk skruve (older spelling of skrue).
Pronunciation
Noun
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
| Declension of skruv | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skruv | skruven | skruvar | skruvarna |
| Genitive | skruvs | skruvens | skruvars | skruvarnas |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Finnish: skruuvi
Further reading
- skruv in Svensk ordbok.