skava

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Latvian

skavu kastīte ― a box of staples

Noun

skava f (4th declension)

  1. clamp
  2. staple
  3. clip
  4. clevis

Declension

Declension of skava (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) skava skavas
accusative (akuzatīvs) skavu skavas
genitive (ģenitīvs) skavas skavu
dative (datīvs) skavai skavām
instrumental (instrumentālis) skavu skavām
locative (lokatīvs) skavā skavās
vocative (vokatīvs) skava skavas

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse skafa. Akin to English shave.

Pronunciation

Verb

skava (present tense skavar or skjev, past tense skava or skov, past participle skava or skave, present participle skavande, imperative skav)

  1. to scrape, whittle, cut something finely, e.g. bark off a tree

Further reading

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skava, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną.

Verb

skava

  1. to scrape

Conjugation

Conjugation of skava (strong)
present past
infinitive skava —
participle skavandi, skavande skavin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk skaver skavi, skave — skōf skōvi, skōve
þū skaver skavi, skave skaf skōft skōvi, skōve
han skaver skavi, skave — skōf skōvi, skōve
vīr skavum, skavom skavum, skavom skavum, skavom skōvum, skōvom skōvum, skōvom
īr skavin skavin skavin skōvin skōvin
þēr skava skavin — skōvu, skōvo skōvin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk skafs skavis, skaves — skōfs skōvis, skōves
þū skafs skavis, skaves — skōfts skōvis, skōves
han skafs skavis, skaves — skōfs skōvis, skōves
vīr skavums, -oms skavums, skavoms — skōvums, skōvoms skōvums, skōvoms
īr skavins skavins — skōvins skōvins
þēr skavas skavins — skōvus, skōvos skōvins

Descendants

  • Swedish: skava

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skava, from Old Norse skafa, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”).

Verb

skava (present skaver, preterite skavde, supine skavt, imperative skav)

  1. to rub, to scrape
    Mina skor skaver.
    My shoes are rubbing.
    den siste bullen, som bakas af det, som skafves från kanterna af baktråg
    the last bun, which is baked from that [dough], which is scraped from the edges of troughs

Conjugation

Conjugation of skava (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skava skavas
Supine skavt skavts
Imperative skav —
Imper. plural1 skaven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative skaver skavde skavs, skaves skavdes
Ind. plural1 skava skavde skavas skavdes
Subjunctive2 skave skavde skaves skavdes
Participles
Present participle skavande
Past participle skavd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Anagrams

Westrobothnian

Etymology

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Verb

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  1. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. To decorticate, separate the bark from the trees.
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