skare
English
Adjective
skare (comparative more skare, superlative most skare)
- Alternative form of skar
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “skare”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch schare, from Middle Dutch schare, from Old Dutch skara, from Proto-Germanic *skarō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskɑː.rə/, [skɑːɾə]
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References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse skari, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skarō.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skari, from Middle Low German schāre, from Old Saxon scara, from Proto-Germanic *skarō. Akin to English share. Doublet of skar (Etymology 4).
Verb
skare (present tense skarar, past tense skara, past participle skara, passive infinitive skarast, present participle skarande, imperative skare/skar)
Usage notes
- This is a split infinitive verb.
Alternative forms
- skara (a- and split infinitives)
Alternative forms
- skårrå (dialectal)
Alternative forms
- skara (a- and split infinitives)
Verb
skare (present tense skarar, past tense skara, past participle skara, passive infinitive skarast, present participle skarande, imperative skare/skar)
References
- “skare” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
skare c
- a hard, icy surface on a snow cover
Declension
Declension of skare | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skare | skaren | skarar | skararna |
Genitive | skares | skarens | skarars | skararnas |