salskrake

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Swedish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

The first part sal possibly from Icelandic or Norwegian, meaning bleak or dirty. The second part is skrake, a kind of bird.

Noun[edit]

salskrake c

  1. a smew (a bird, Mergus albellus)

Declension[edit]

Declension of salskrake 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative salskrake salskraken salskrakar salskrakarna
Genitive salskrakes salskrakens salskrakars salskrakarnas

References[edit]

  • salskrake in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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