skarv
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse skarfr, from a Germanic base imitative of the birds' harsh croaking sounds.
Noun[edit]
skarv c
- shag, cormorant (a bird)
- great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Declension[edit]
Declension of skarv
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skarv | skarven | skarver | skarverne |
genitive | skarvs | skarvens | skarvers | skarvernes |
Faroese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
skarv
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
skarv m (definite singular skarven, indefinite plural skarver, definite plural skarvene)
- a cormorant (seabird)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “skarv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
skarv m (definite singular skarven, indefinite plural skarvar, definite plural skarvane)
- a bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae, the cormorants and shags
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
skarv n (definite singular skarvet, indefinite plural skarv, definite plural skarva)
- cliff, bare rockface
References[edit]
- “skarv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- skarf (obsolete since 1906)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse skarfr, from a Germanic base imitative of the birds' harsh croaking sounds.
Noun[edit]
skarv c
Declension[edit]
Declension of skarv | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skarv | skarven | skarvar | skarvarna |
Genitive | skarvs | skarvens | skarvars | skarvarnas |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Lockwood, William Burley (1984): The Oxford book of British bird names, p. 134
Anagrams[edit]
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- Rhymes:Faroese/aɹv
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- nb:Birds
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