skärgård

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish skærgardher, equivalent to skär (“skerry”) +‎ gård (“yard”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk skjergard, Danish skærgård and Norwegian Bokmål skjærgård.

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Noun

skärgård c

  1. coastal archipelago (group of islets and skerries on the coast)
    segla i skärgården
    sail [in] the archipelago
    åka ut i skärgården
    go out into the archipelago

Declension

Declension of skärgård
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skärgård skärgårds
definite skärgården skärgårdens
plural indefinite skärgårdar skärgårdars
definite skärgårdarna skärgårdarnas

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