skara

See also: Skara, skära, and skåra

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskaːra/
• Rhymes: -aːra

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skara (“to rake, scrape”), related to skera (“to cut”).

Verb

skara (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skaraði, supine skarað)

1. (of a fire) to poke or stoke

   Skara í eldinn.

   To poke the fire.

   To stoke the fire.

Conjugation

skara – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að skara
supine sagnbót		skarað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		skarandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	skara	skaraði		skari	skaraði
	þú	skarar	skaraðir		skarir	skaraðir
	hann, hún, það	skarar	skaraði		skari	skaraði
plural	við	skörum	sköruðum		skörum	sköruðum
	þið	skarið	sköruðuð		skarið	sköruðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	skara	sköruðu		skari	sköruðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	skara (þú), skaraðu
plural	þið	skarið (þið), skariði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

skarast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að skarast
supine sagnbót		skarast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		skarandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	skarast	skaraðist		skarist	skaraðist
	þú	skarast	skaraðist		skarist	skaraðist
	hann, hún, það	skarast	skaraðist		skarist	skaraðist
plural	við	skörumst	sköruðumst		skörumst	sköruðumst
	þið	skarist	sköruðust		skarist	sköruðust
	þeir, þær, þau	skarast	sköruðust		skarist	sköruðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	skarast (þú), skarastu
plural	þið	skarist (þið), skaristi1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

skaraður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	skaraður	sköruð	skarað	skaraðir	skaraðar	sköruð
accusative (þolfall)	skaraðan	skaraða	skarað	skaraða	skaraðar	sköruð
dative (þágufall)	sköruðum	skaraðri	sköruðu	sköruðum	sköruðum	sköruðum
genitive (eignarfall)	skaraðs	skaraðrar	skaraðs	skaraðra	skaraðra	skaraðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	skaraði	skaraða	skaraða	sköruðu	sköruðu	sköruðu
accusative (þolfall)	skaraða	sköruðu	skaraða	sköruðu	sköruðu	sköruðu
dative (þágufall)	skaraða	sköruðu	skaraða	sköruðu	sköruðu	sköruðu
genitive (eignarfall)	skaraða	sköruðu	skaraða	sköruðu	sköruðu	sköruðu

Derived terms

• skara fram úr
• skara eld að sinni köku/skara eld að eigin köku
• skarast

Etymology 2

Noun

skara

1. indefinite accusative/dative/genitive singular of skari
2. indefinite accusative/genitive plural of skari

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s̪kɐˈrɐ]

Noun

skarà f (plural skãros) stress pattern 4

1. scarf, shawl

Declension

Declension of skarà

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	skarà	skãros
genitive (kilmininkas)	skarõs	skarų̃
dative (naudininkas)	skãrai	skaróms
accusative (galininkas)	skãrą	skaràs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	skarà	skaromi̇̀s
locative (vietininkas)	skarojè	skarosè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	skãra	skãros

References

• “skara” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

skara n

1. definite plural of skar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skara.

Alternative forms

• skare (e-infinitive)

Verb

skara (present tense skarar, past tense skara, past participle skara, passive infinitive skarast, present participle skarande, imperative skara/skar)

1. (transitive) to put or place in a dense row or crowd
2. (intransitive) to congregate, walk together
3. (ambitransitive) to gather and drop ashes upon embers

Usage notes

• This is a split infinitive verb.

Etymology 2

From skar (“snuff of a candle”).

Alternative forms

• skare (e-infinitive)

Verb

skara (present tense skarar, past tense skara, past participle skara, passive infinitive skarast, present participle skarande, imperative skara/skar)

1. to remove the snuff (i.e. the burnt part) of the wick

Usage notes

• This is a split infinitive verb.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

skara n

1. definite plural of skar

References

• “skara” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

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

Verb

skara

1. (transitive) to poke, rake
2. (transitive) to cover closely

   skip skarat skǫldum

   a ship set with shields from stem to stern

Descendants

• Icelandic: skara
• Norwegian Nynorsk: skara, skare (e-infinitive)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

skara

1. accusative/dative/genitive singular indefinite of skari m
2. accusative/genitive plural indefinite of skari m

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skara”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skǫr, from Proto-Germanic *skarō (“division, portion”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

skara c

1. a group of people (physically or more abstractly together)

   en stor skara journalister

   a crowd of journalists

Declension

Declension of skara

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skara	skaras
	definite	skaran	skarans
plural	indefinite	skaror	skarors
	definite	skarorna	skarornas

References

• skara in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Anagrams

• askar, kasar, rakas, raska, sakar