skugga

See also: Skugga

Faroese

Verb

skugga (third person singular past indicative skuggaði, third person plural past indicative skuggað, supine skuggað)

1. to cast a shadow

Conjugation

Conjugation of skugga (group v-30)

infinitive	skugga
supine	skuggað
	present	past
first singular	skuggi	skuggaði
second singular	skuggar	skuggaði
third singular	skuggar	skuggaði
plural	skugga	skuggaðu
participle (a6)1	skuggandi	skuggaður
	imperative
singular	skugga!
plural	skuggið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skugge (e infinitive)

Verb

skugga (present tense skuggar, past tense skugga, past participle skugga, passive infinitive skuggast, present participle skuggande, imperative skugga/skugg)

1. to shadow (the act of casting a shadow), to shade

   Månen skuggar for sola under ei solformørking.

   The Moon shadows the Sun during a solar eclipse.

2. to shadow (to keep under surveillance)

Synonyms

• (to keep under surveillance): skyggja, skyggje
• (to keep under surveillance): skygga, skygge

References

• “skugga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skuggi.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

skugga c

1. a shadow; shade; the darkness that follows
2. a shadow, a spy; a discrete follower

Declension

Declension of skugga

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skugga	skuggas
	definite	skuggan	skuggans
plural	indefinite	skuggor	skuggors
	definite	skuggorna	skuggornas

Related terms

• skuggmoln
• skuggregering
• slagskugga

Verb

skugga (present skuggar, preterite skuggade, supine skuggat, imperative skugga)

1. to shadow; to cast a shadow, to shade
2. to shadow, to spy; to discretely follow

Conjugation

Conjugation of skugga (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	skugga		skuggas
supine	skuggat		skuggats
imperative	skugga		—
imper. plural1	skuggen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	skuggar	skuggade	skuggas	skuggades
ind. plural1	skugga	skuggade	skuggas	skuggades
subjunctive2	skugge	skuggade	skugges	skuggades
present participle		skuggande
past participle		skuggad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• skuggning

References

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