skinna

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɪnːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Noun

skinna f (genitive singular skinnu, nominative plural skinnur)

1. washer (thin metal disk)

Declension

Declension of skinna (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skinna	skinnan	skinnur	skinnurnar
accusative	skinnu	skinnuna	skinnur	skinnurnar
dative	skinnu	skinnunni	skinnum	skinnunum
genitive	skinnu	skinnunnar	skinna	skinnanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• skinnene

Noun

skinna n

1. definite plural of skinn

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• skinnen

Noun

skinna m or f

1. definite feminine singular of skinne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skinna n

1. definite plural of skinn

Swedish

Verb

skinna (present skinnar, preterite skinnade, supine skinnat, imperative skinna)

1. to skin (remove the skin of (an animal (or fruit)))

   Synonym: (from an animal) flå

2. to fleece (make spend (too) much money)

Conjugation

Conjugation of skinna (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	skinna		skinnas
supine	skinnat		skinnats
imperative	skinna		—
imper. plural1	skinnen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	skinnar	skinnade	skinnas	skinnades
ind. plural1	skinna	skinnade	skinnas	skinnades
subjunctive2	skinne	skinnade	skinnes	skinnades
present participle		skinnande
past participle		skinnad

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

Related terms

• skinnare

References

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