skruv

Swedish

Alternative forms

skruf (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German schruve. Compare to and Danish skrue and Norwegian Nynorsk skruve (older spelling of skrue).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /skrʉːv/
Rhymes: -ʉːv

Noun

skruv c

screw; a simple machine
screw; (fastener)
twist, turn; a rotation of the body while jumping (or diving)
(ball sports) spin; a rotation of a ball while in air so that it does not follow a pure ballistic path
(Finland) vint (card game)

Declension

Declension of skruv
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skruv	skruven	skruvar	skruvarna
Genitive	skruvs	skruvens	skruvars	skruvarnas

Derived terms

skruvmejsel
skruvdragare
skruva
skruvnippel
skruvförband

Descendants

→ Finnish: skruuvi

Further reading

skruv in Svensk ordbok.

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