skära

See also: skara, Skara, skåra, and skæra

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɧæːˌra/

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish skæra, from Old Norse skera (“to cut”), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (“to shear”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

Verb

skära

1. to cut; to perform an incision
2. to cut; to make reductions in a budget
3. to cut; to divide something with a knife, etc.
4. (reflexive) to cut oneself; to accidentally or intentionally hurt oneself with a sharp object
5. (reflexive) to curdle, said of milk, a sauce, etc.
6. (geometry) to cut; to intersect; to cross
7. (archaic) to purify, to cleanse one's soul

Conjugation

Conjugation of skära (class 4 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skära		skäras
Supine	skurit		skurits
Imperative	skär		—
Imper. plural1	skären		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skär	skar	skärs, skäres	skars
Ind. plural1	skära	skuro	skäras	skuros
Subjunctive2	skäre	skure	skäres	skures
	Participles
Present participle	skärande
Past participle	skuren
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• (to perform an incision): snitta

Derived terms

Derived terms

• avskära
• förskärare
• knivskära

• skära av
• skära upp
• skära ut

• skärning
• skärtorsdagen
• skärseld

• tillskära
• uppskära
• utskära

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

skära c

1. sickle

Declension

Declension of skära
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skära	skäran	skäror	skärorna
Genitive	skäras	skärans	skärors	skärornas

Derived terms

• hammaren och skäran
• månskära

Etymology 3

Adjective

skära

1. (deprecated template usage) inflection of skär:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Anagrams

• räkas, säkra