skrock
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *skrakwą.
Noun[edit]
skrock n
- superstition
- Synonym: vidskepelse
- Det där är bara skrock!
- That's just superstitious nonsense!
Usage notes[edit]
Similar tone to the example (or something like English woo), whereas vidskepelse matches the tone of plain superstition.
Declension[edit]
Declension of skrock | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skrock | skrocket | skrock | skrocken |
Genitive | skrocks | skrockets | skrocks | skrockens |
References[edit]
- skrock in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skrock in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skrock in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skrock in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)