skrá

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See also: škra and škŕa

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skrá.

Noun

skrá f (genitive singular skráar, plural skráir)

  1. list
  2. program
Declension
Declension of skrá
f2 (skrá) singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skrá skráin skráir skráirnar
accusative skrá skráina skráir skráirnar
dative skrá skránni skráum skráunum
genitive skráar skráarinnar skráa skráanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Danish skrå (“chewing tobacco”). Compare Icelandic skro.

Noun

skrá f (genitive singular skráar, plural skráir)

  1. chewing tobacco, quid
Declension
Declension of skrá
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skrá skráin skráir skráirnar
accusative skrá skráina skráir skráirnar
dative skrá skráini skráum skráunum
genitive skráar skráarinnar skráa skráanna

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skrá, from Proto-Germanic *skrahō.

Noun

skrá f (genitive singular skrár or skráar, nominative plural skrár)

  1. list, register, file, directory
  2. (computing) file
  3. a manuscript written on vellum
  4. (archaic) dried skin, parchment
Declension
    Declension of skrá
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skrá skráin skrár skrárnar
accusative skrá skrána skrár skrárnar
dative skrá skránni skrám skránum
genitive skrár / skráar skrárinnar / skráarinnar skráa skránna
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Noun

skrá f (genitive singular skráar, nominative plural skrár)

  1. door lock
    Lykillinn stendur í skránni.
    The key is in the lock.
Declension
    Declension of skrá
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skrá skráin skrár skrárnar
accusative skrá skrána skrár skrárnar
dative skrá skránni skrám skránum
genitive skráar skráarinnar skráa skránna
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Norse skrá, from the noun skrá (see Etymology 1).

Verb

skrá (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skráði, supine skráð)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to record, write down, note
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to register (record in an official register, etc., e.g. a person or a car)
Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *skrahō (“dry animal skin”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to shrink, dry, wrinkle”).[1]

Related to dialectal Norwegian skråen (“half-dried, withered, hard”), Middle Low German schra (“dry, lean”).

Noun

skrá f

  1. dried skin, parchment
  2. scroll, written document
Descendants
  • Danish: skrå c
  • Faroese: skrá f
  • Icelandic: skrá f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skrå f or m
  • Swedish: skrå c (f)

Etymology 2

From the noun skrá (Etymology 1).

Verb

skrá (singular past indicative skráði, plural past indicative skráðu, past participle skráðr)

  1. to write down, register
Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “2693”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 2693
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