skvett

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb skvette.

Noun

skvett m (definite singular skvetten, indefinite plural skvetter, definite plural skvettene)

  1. a dash, drop (of something)
    • 2016, Nicci Gerrard, Et siste farvel‎, Cappelen Damm, →ISBN:
      Han virvlet den siste skvetten av whisky rundt i bunnen av glasset og stirret ned i den gulbrune væsken.
      He swirled the last drop of whisky around in the bottom of the glass and stared down into the amber liquid.
  2. a splash, spray
  3. a small rain shower
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

skvett

  1. imperative of skvette

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb skvette.

Pronunciation

Noun

skvett m (definite singular skvetten, indefinite plural skvettar, definite plural skvettane)

  1. a dash, drop (of something)
  2. a splash, spray
  3. a small rain shower

Derived terms

Participle

skvett (definite singular and plural skvette)

  1. transitive past participle of skvette

Verb

skvett

  1. intransitive present tense of skvette
  2. imperative of skvette
  3. transitive supine of skvette

References

  • “skvett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “skvett”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
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