skrå

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See also: skra, skrá, skrą, škra, and škŕa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German schrat (“cutoff piece”), from the verb schraden.

Noun

skrå f or n (definite singular skråa or skrået, indefinite plural skråer or skrå, definite plural skråene or skråa)

  1. Clipping of skråtobakk.

Adjective

skrå (masculine and feminine skrå, neuter skrått, definite singular and plural skråe, comparative skråare, indefinite superlative skråast, definite superlative skråaste)

  1. oblique, lopsided, slanted, diagonal, inclined
    Synonyms: hall, skeiv, skå
Derived terms

Verb

skrå (present tense skrår, past tense skrådde, past participle skrått/skrådd, passive infinitive skråast, present participle skråande, imperative skrå)

  1. (transitive) to render diagonal
  2. (intransitive) to be slanted, inclined
  3. (intransitive) to chew, consume chewing tobacco

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skrá f (“dry skin, leather, parchment; document”). Compare also Faroese and Icelandic skrá. Senses 5 and 6 likely also have their origin in the Middle Low German sense of cutting off or of being cut off (See Etymology 1 above).

Noun

skrå f (definite singular skråa, indefinite plural skrær, definite plural skrærne)

  1. a patch of (hardened) hide or leather
  2. an old leather shoe
  3. (historical) a parchment document containing a list of rules
  4. (historical) a list, set of statutes or rules on such a piece of parchment
  5. a (metal) plate used for rimming a rim wheel
  6. an escutcheon (insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate)
    Synonyms: låsplate, nøkkelskilt

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Swedish

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Noun

skrå n

  1. (historical) a guild (association of all craftsmen in a profession)
  2. (figuratively) a profession (viewed as a group)
    läkarskrået
    the medical profession
  3. (figuratively) an (informal) group (more generally, sometimes with implications of clannishness or the like)

Declension

Declension of skrå
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skrå skrås
definite skrået skråets
plural indefinite skrån skråns
definite skråna skrånas

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References

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