skugge

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²skʉɡːə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skuggi.

Alternative forms

• skygge

Noun

skugge m (definite singular skuggen, indefinite plural skuggar, definite plural skuggane)

1. a shadow

   Trea kasta stutte skuggar på bakken.

   The trees cast short shadows on the ground.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• skugga (a infinitive)

Verb

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

• “skugge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.