skärgård

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish skærgardher, equivalent to skär (“skerry”) +‎ gård (“yard”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk skjergard, Danish skærgård and Norwegian Bokmål skjærgård.

Pronunciation

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Noun

skärgård c

1. coastal archipelago (group of islets and skerries on the coast)

Declension

Declension of skärgård
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skärgård	skärgården	skärgårdar	skärgårdarna
Genitive	skärgårds	skärgårdens	skärgårdars	skärgårdarnas

See also

• fjärd
• ögrupp (“non-coastal archipelago”)

References

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