skjera

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːrɑ/

Noun

skjera n

1. (deprecated template usage) definite plural of skjer

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• skjere (e infinitive)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʃeːrɑ/

Verb

skjera (present tense skjer, past tense skar, past participle skore, present participle skjerande, imperative skjer)

1. to cut

   Han skar av tauet med kniven.

   He cut the rope with his knife.

2. to cross (meet), intersect

   Desse linene er parallelle og skjer kvarandre aldri.

   These lines are parallel and never cross each other.

3. to carve

Derived terms

• skjering

See also

• skjære (Bokmål)

References

• “skjera” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.