salskrake
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Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]The first part sal possibly from Icelandic or Norwegian, meaning bleak or dirty. The second part is skrake, a kind of bird.
Noun
[edit]salskrake c
- a smew (a bird, Mergus albellus)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of salskrake | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | salskrake | salskraken | salskrakar | salskrakarna |
| Genitive | salskrakes | salskrakens | salskrakars | salskrakarnas |
References
[edit]- salskrake in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)