skifer
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German Schiefer and Middle Low German schiver
Noun
skifer m (definite singular skiferen, indefinite plural skifere or skifre or skifrer, definite plural skiferne or skifrene)
- (geology) schist, shale, slate
Derived terms
Terms derived from skifer
- glimmerskifer
- grønnskifer
- leirskifer
- oljeskifer
- skifertak
References
- “skifer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “skifer” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German Schiefer and Middle Low German schiver
Noun
skifer m (definite singular skiferen, indefinite plural skiferar or skifrar, definite plural skiferane or skifrane)
- (geology) schist, shale, slate
Derived terms
Terms derived from skifer
- glimmerskifer
- grønskifer
- leirskifer
- oljeskifer
- skifertak
References
- “skifer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.