skära
See also: skara, Skara, skåra, and skæra
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɧæːˌra/
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Etymology 1
From Old Swedish skæra, from Old Norse skera (“to cut”), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (“to shear”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Verb
skära (present skär, preterite skar, supine skurit, imperative skär)
- to cut; to perform an incision
- to cut; to divide something with a knife, etc.
- 1915, Dan Andersson, Kolvaktarens Visor, Gengångare
- Men ve oss, för sent ha vi gått ur vår grav
för att krämares domare bli -
de män som skuro vår plågas stav
äro döda och vandra som vi.- But woe unto us, too late have we went out of our grave
to become the judgers of mongers -
the men who cut the staff of our torment
are dead, and wander like we.
- But woe unto us, too late have we went out of our grave
- 1915, Dan Andersson, Kolvaktarens Visor, Gengångare
- to cut; to make reductions in a budget
- (reflexive) to cut oneself; to accidentally or intentionally hurt oneself with a sharp object
- (reflexive) to curdle, said of milk, a sauce, etc.
- (geometry) to cut; to intersect; to cross
- (archaic) to purify, to cleanse one's soul
Conjugation
Conjugation of skära (class 4 strong)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | skära | skäras | ||
Supine | skurit | skurits | ||
Imperative | skär | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | skären | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | skär | skar | skärs, skäres | skars |
Ind. plural1 | skära | skuro | skäras | skuros |
Subjunctive2 | skäre | skure | skäres | skures |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | skärande | |||
Past participle | skuren | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Conjugation of skära (weak, nonstandard)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | skära | skäras | ||
Supine | skärt | skärts | ||
Imperative | skär | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | skären | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | skär | skärde | skärs, skäres | skärdes |
Ind. plural1 | skära | skärde | skäras | skärdes |
Subjunctive2 | skäre | skärde | skäres | skärdes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | skärande | |||
Past participle | skärd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms
- (to perform an incision): snitta
Derived terms
- avskära
- förskärare
- knivskära
- skära av
- skära igenom
- skära ner
- skära till
- skära upp
- skära ut
- skärning
- skärseld
- skärsår
- skärtorsdagen
- tillskära
- uppskära
- utskära
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
skära c
- sickle
Declension
Declension of skära | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skära | skäran | skäror | skärorna |
Genitive | skäras | skärans | skärors | skärornas |
Derived terms
- hammaren och skäran
- månskära
Adjective
skära
- absolute singular definite and plural form of skär.
Further reading
- skära in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
- räkas, säkra