skarv

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skarfr.

Noun

skarv c

  1. shag, cormorant (a bird)
  2. great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Declension


Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskaɹv/
  • Rhymes: -aɹv

Noun

skarv

  1. indefinite accusative singular of skarvur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skarfr

Noun

skarv m (definite singular skarven, indefinite plural skarver, definite plural skarvene)

  1. a cormorant (seabird)

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɑrʋ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skarfr

Noun

skarv m (definite singular skarven, indefinite plural skarvar, definite plural skarvane)

  1. a bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae, the cormorants and shags

Derived terms

Noun

skarv n (definite singular skarvet, indefinite plural skarv, definite plural skarva)

  1. cliff, bare rockface

References


Swedish

Alternative forms

  • skarf (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Norse skarfr.

Noun

skarv c

  1. a joint, an extension
  2. a cormorant (a bird)

Declension

Declension of skarv 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skarv skarven skarvar skarvarna
Genitive skarvs skarvens skarvars skarvarnas

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