skiva

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See also: šķīva and šķīvā

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

skiva m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of skive

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

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Swedish[edit]

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en frigolitskiva (styrofoam slab)
en brödskiva (slice of bread)
en cd-skiva (compact disc)

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse skífa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²ɧiːˌva/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

skiva c

  1. a relatively thin, flat object (with straight or rounded edges)
    en bordsskiva
    a table top
    1. a board (in the sense of a relatively thin, flat piece and not a thin plank, which is a bräda)
      en stor fyrkantig träskiva
      a big square wooden board
    2. a disc
      en skivstång
      a barbell [disc bar]
      1. a compact disc
        Synonyms: cd-skiva, cd
      2. a record
        lp-skiva
        LP record
      3. an album (collection of songs issued together – on any medium, by extension)
        Synonyms: platta, album
        Har du lyssnat på deras nya skiva?
        Have you listened to their new album?
    3. a slice (thin, broad piece cut off)
      en brödskiva
      a slice of bread
      en ostskiva
      a slice of cheese
      några tjocka skivor skinka
      some thick slices of ham
    4. a leaf (flat section used to extend a table)
  2. 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

Declension[edit]

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

Derived terms[edit]

(thin, flat object):

(disc, record):

(party):

See also[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

  1. (often in the past participle) to slice (cut into slices)
    skivade rödbetor
    sliced beetroot

Usage notes[edit]

Skära (upp) is often more idiomatic.

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