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

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

Declension

Declension of skruv
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skruv skruvs
definite skruven skruvens
plural indefinite skruvar skruvars
definite skruvarna skruvarnas

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Finnish: skruuvi

Further reading

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