skarv

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skarfr, from a Germanic base imitative of the birds' harsh croaking sounds.

Noun

skarv c

1. shag, cormorant (a bird)
2. great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Declension

Declension of skarv

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skarv	skarven	skarver	skarverne
genitive	skarvs	skarvens	skarvers	skarvernes

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskaɹv/
• Rhymes: -aɹv

Noun

skarv

1. indefinite accusative singular of skarvur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skarfr.

Noun

skarv m (definite singular skarven, indefinite plural skarver, definite plural skarvene)

1. a cormorant (seabird)

Derived terms

• storskarv

References

• “skarv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɑrʋ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skarfr.

Noun

skarv m (definite singular skarven, indefinite plural skarvar, definite plural skarvane)

1. a bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae, the cormorants and shags

Derived terms

• storskarv

Etymology 2

Noun

skarv n (definite singular skarvet, indefinite plural skarv, definite plural skarva)

1. cliff, bare rockface

References

• “skarv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• skarf (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Norse skarfr, from a Germanic base imitative of the birds' harsh croaking sounds.

Noun

skarv c

1. a joint
2. an extension
3. a cormorant (a bird)

Declension

Declension of skarv

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skarv	skarvs
	definite	skarven	skarvens
plural	indefinite	skarvar	skarvars
	definite	skarvarna	skarvarnas

Related terms

• skarva
• skarvsladd
• storskarv

References

• Lockwood, William Burley (1984): The Oxford book of British bird names, p. 134

Anagrams

• kravs, vraks