skava

Latvian

skavu kastīte ― a box of staples

Noun

skava f (4th declension)

1. clamp
2. staple
3. clip
4. clevis

Declension

Declension of skava (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	skava	skavas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	skavas	skavu
dative (datīvs)	skavai	skavām
accusative (akuzatīvs)	skavu	skavas
instrumental (instrumentālis)	skavu	skavām
locative (lokatīvs)	skavā	skavās
vocative (vokatīvs)	skava	skavas

Related terms

• skavot

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skave

Etymology

From Old Norse skafa. Akin to English shave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²skɑːʋɑ/

Verb

skava (present tense skavar or skjev, past tense skava or skov, past participle skava or skave, present participle skavande, imperative skav)

1. to scrape, whittle, cut something finely, e.g. bark off a tree

Further reading

• “skava” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skava, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną.

Verb

skava

1. to scrape

Conjugation

Conjugation of skava (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	skava			—
participle	skavandi, skavande			skavin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	skaver	skavi, skave	—	skōf	skōvi, skōve
þū	skaver	skavi, skave	skaf	skōft	skōvi, skōve
han	skaver	skavi, skave	—	skōf	skōvi, skōve
vīr	skavum, skavom	skavum, skavom	skavum, skavom	skōvum, skōvom	skōvum, skōvom
īr	skavin	skavin	skavin	skōvin	skōvin
þēr	skava	skavin	—	skōvu, skōvo	skōvin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	skafs	skavis, skaves	—	skōfs	skōvis, skōves
þū	skafs	skavis, skaves	—	skōfts	skōvis, skōves
han	skafs	skavis, skaves	—	skōfs	skōvis, skōves
vīr	skavums, -oms	skavums, skavoms	—	skōvums, skōvoms	skōvums, skōvoms
īr	skavins	skavins	—	skōvins	skōvins
þēr	skavas	skavins	—	skōvus, skōvos	skōvins

Descendants

• Swedish: skava

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skava, from Old Norse skafa, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”).

Verb

skava (present skaver, preterite skavde, supine skavt, imperative skav)

1. to chafe, to rub, to scrape

   Mina skor skaver

   My shoes are rubbing

   den siste bullen, som bakas af det, som skafves från kanterna af baktråg

   the last bun, which is baked from that [dough], which is scraped from the edges of troughs

2. (figuratively) to not seem right, to be a bother, to gall

   Det är nåt som skaver i att de valde en lyxresort för välgörenhetsgalan

   There's something that chafes about them picking a luxury resort for the charity gala

Conjugation

Conjugation of skava (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	skava		skavas
supine	skavt		skavts
imperative	skav		—
imper. plural1	skaven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	skaver	skavde	skavs, skaves	skavdes
ind. plural1	skava	skavde	skavas	skavdes
subjunctive2	skave	skavde	skaves	skavdes
present participle		skavande
past participle		skavd

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• renskav
• skoskav

Related terms

• skavning

References

• skava in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skava in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skava in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• vakas, vaska