skiva

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See also: šķīva and šķīvā

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

skiva m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of skive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skiva f (definite singular skiva, indefinite plural skiver or skivor, definite plural skivene or skivone)

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

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skífa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɧiːˌva/
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Noun

skiva c

  1. a thin, flat object (with straight or rounded edges)
    en bordsskiva
    a table top
    en stor fyrkantig träskiva
    a big square wooden board
    1. a disc
      en skivstång
      a barbell [disc bar]
      1. a compact disc
        Synonym: cd-skiva
      2. a record
        lp-skiva
        LP record
    2. a slice (thin, broad piece cut off)
      en brödskiva
      a slice of bread
      en ostskiva
      a slice of cheese
    3. a leaf (flat section used to extend a table)
  3. an (informal) party, a social gathering (likely from notion of food and drink being set out on a table top or the like)
    kräftskiva
    crayfish party

Usage notes

In the most generic sense of a thin, flat object, the immediate intuition is of something like a table top. Something being thought of or being usable as a kind of surface makes it feel more like a skiva.

Declension

Declension of skiva 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skiva skivan skivor skivorna
Genitive skivas skivans skivors skivornas

(leaf, disc, slice):

(gramophone record):

(party):

Verb

skiva (present skivar, preterite skivade, supine skivat, imperative skiva)

  1. to slice; to cut into slices

Conjugation

Conjugation of skiva (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skiva skivas
Supine skivat skivats
Imperative skiva —
Imper. plural1 skiven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative skivar skivade skivas skivades
Ind. plural1 skiva skivade skivas skivades
Subjunctive2 skive skivade skives skivades
Participles
Present participle skivande
Past participle skivad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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