skugge
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²skʉɡːə/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skuggi.
Alternative forms
- skygge
Noun
skugge m (definite singular skuggen, indefinite plural skuggar, definite plural skuggane)
- a shadow
- Trea kasta stutte skuggar på bakken.
- The trees cast short shadows on the ground.
Alternative forms
- skugga (a infinitive)
Verb
skugge (present tense skuggar, past tense skugga, past participle skugga, passive infinitive skuggast, present participle skuggande, imperative skugg/skugge)
- to shadow (the act of casting a shadow), to shade
- Månen skuggar for sola under ei solformørking.
- The Moon shadows the Sun during a solar eclipse.
- Månen skuggar for sola under ei solformørking.
- to shadow (to keep under surveillance)
Synonyms
- (to keep under surveillance): skyggja, skyggje
- (to keep under surveillance): skygga, skygge
References
- “skugge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.