skärra

Swedish

Noun

skärra c

1. nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus

   Synonym: nattskärra

Declension

Declension of skärra

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skärra	skärras
	definite	skärran	skärrans
plural	indefinite	skärror	skärrors
	definite	skärrorna	skärrornas

Verb

skärra

1. scare, frighten
2. churr

Conjugation

Conjugation of skärra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skärra		skärras
Supine	skärrat		skärrats
Imperative	skärra		—
Imper. plural1	skärren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skärrar	skärrade	skärras	skärrades
Ind. plural1	skärra	skärrade	skärras	skärrades
Subjunctive2	skärre	skärrade	skärres	skärrades
	Participles
Present participle	skärrande
Past participle	skärrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• skärrad

Further reading

• skärra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skärra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skärra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• skärra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)