skorpa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskɔr̥pa]

  Rhymes: -ɔr̥pa

Noun

skorpa f (genitive singular skorpu, nominative plural skorpur)

1. crust

Declension

Declension of skorpa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skorpa	skorpan	skorpur	skorpurnar
accusative	skorpu	skorpuna	skorpur	skorpurnar
dative	skorpu	skorpunni	skorpum	skorpunum
genitive	skorpu	skorpunnar	skorpna, skorpa	skorpnanna, skorpanna

Further reading

• “skorpa” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• skorpen

Noun

skorpa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of skorpe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skorpa f (definite singular skorpa, indefinite plural skorper or skorpor, definite plural skorpene or skorpone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of skorpe
2. definite singular of skorpe

Verb

skorpa (present tense skorpar, past tense skorpa, past participle skorpa, passive infinitive skorpast, present participle skorpande, imperative skorpa/skorp)

1. alternative spelling of skorpe

Swedish

skorpor (sense 2)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔrpa/

Noun

skorpa c

1. crust

   bröd med knaprig skorpa

   bread with a crispy crust

3. a rusk (hard biscuit)

   doppa skorpor i kaffet

   dip rusks in [the / one's] coffee

Declension

Declension of skorpa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skorpa	skorpas
	definite	skorpan	skorpans
plural	indefinite	skorpor	skorpors
	definite	skorporna	skorpornas

Derived terms

• jordskorpa
• skeppsskorpa (“hardtack”)
• sårskorpa

See also

• bröd (“bread”)
• inkråm (“crumb”)

References

• “skorpa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “skorpa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “skorpa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)