skugga

See also: Skugga

Faroese

Verb

skugga (third person singular past indicative skuggaði, third person plural past indicative skuggað, supine skuggað)

1. to cast a shadow

Conjugation

Conjugation of skugga (group v-30)
infinitive	skugga
supine	skuggað
participle (a6)1	skuggandi	skuggaður
	present	past
first singular	skuggi	skuggaði
second singular	skuggar	skuggaði
third singular	skuggar	skuggaði
plural	skugga	skuggaðu
	imperative
singular	skugga!
plural	skuggið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skugge (e infinitive)

Verb

skugga (present tense skuggar, past tense skugga, past participle skugga, passive infinitive skuggast, present participle skuggande, imperative skugga/skugg)

1. 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.

2. to shadow (to keep under surveillance)

Synonyms

• (to keep under surveillance): skyggja, skyggje
• (to keep under surveillance): skygga, skygge

References

• “skugga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skuggi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

skugga c

1. a shadow; shade; the darkness that follows
2. a shadow, a spy; a discrete follower

Declension

Declension of skugga
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skugga	skuggan	skuggor	skuggorna
Genitive	skuggas	skuggans	skuggors	skuggornas

Related terms

• skuggmoln
• skuggregering
• slagskugga

Verb

skugga (present skuggar, preterite skuggade, supine skuggat, imperative skugga)

1. to shadow; to cast a shadow, to shade
2. to shadow, to spy; to discretely follow

Conjugation

Conjugation of skugga (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skugga		skuggas
Supine	skuggat		skuggats
Imperative	skugga		—
Imper. plural1	skuggen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skuggar	skuggade	skuggas	skuggades
Ind. plural1	skugga	skuggade	skuggas	skuggades
Subjunctive2	skugge	skuggade	skugges	skuggades
	Participles
Present participle	skuggande
Past participle	skuggad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• skuggning

References

• skugga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skugga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skugga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)