skrap

See also: skräp

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch schrappen, from Middle Dutch schrappen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

skrap (present skrap, present participle skrappende, past participle geskrap)

1. to strike or cross out
2. to delete, remove, erase

Danish

Adjective

skrap

1. restrictive
2. tough or merciless
3. heartless
4. skilled
5. powerful

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skrap and skrapa.

Noun

skrap n (definite singular skrapet, indefinite plural skrap, definite plural skrapa or skrapene)

1. scrap (waste material)
2. a scrape (scraping sound)

Verb

skrap

1. imperative of skrape

References

• “skrap” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “skrap” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skrap and skrapa.

Noun

skrap n (definite singular skrapet, indefinite plural skrap, definite plural skrapa)

1. scrap (waste material)
2. a scrape (scraping sound)

Derived terms

• skrapjarn
• skrapekunst

References

• “skrap” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from skrapa (“scrape, scratch”).

Noun

skrap n

1. (sound of) scraping, scrape

   Synonym: skrapande

2. a scratch (instance of scratching a scratch card (skraplott))
3. scrapings, scraps (something scraped off, sometimes figuratively (of something more or less worthless or the worst of its kind or the like))

Declension

Declension of skrap
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skrap	skrapet	skrap	skrapen
Genitive	skraps	skrapets	skraps	skrapens

Derived terms

• avskrap
• bottenskrap

References

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

Tok Pisin

Alternative forms

• sikirap

Etymology

From English scrap.

Adjective

skrap

1. fond of

Noun

skrap

1. scraper

Verb

skrap

1. to itch, to scratch