skiva

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See also: šķīva and šķīvā

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Noun[edit]

skiva m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of skive

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

skiva f (definite singular skiva, indefinite plural skiver or skivor, definite plural skivene or skivone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of skive
  2. definite singular of skive

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse skífa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²ɧiːˌva/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

skiva c

  1. a thin, flat object (with straight edges or rounded)
    en bordsskiva
    a table top
    en stor skiva
    a large flat surface
  2. a disc (mostly just from being thin and flat)
    skivstång
    barbell
  3. (music) a record, such as a CD or an LP
  4. a leaf (flat section used to extend a table)
  5. a slice; a thin, broad piece cut off
    en brödskiva
    a slice of bread
    en ostskiva
    a slice of cheese
    en tårtskiva
    a slice of cake (also for triangular pieces)
  6. an (informal) party, a social gathering (likely from notion of food and drink being set out on a table top or the like)
    kräftskiva
    crayfish party

Usage notes[edit]

In the most generic sense of a thin, flat object, the immediate intuition is of something like a table top. Something being thought of or being usable as a kind of surface makes it feel more like a skiva.

Declension[edit]

Declension of skiva 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skiva skivan skivor skivorna
Genitive skivas skivans skivors skivornas

Related terms[edit]

(leaf, disc, slice):

(gramophone record):

(party):

Verb[edit]

skiva (present skivar, preterite skivade, supine skivat, imperative skiva)

  1. to slice; to cut into slices

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