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skiva

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See also: šķīva and šķīvā

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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skiva m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of skive

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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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

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

Etymology

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From Old Norse skífa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²ɧiːˌva/
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Noun

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skiva c

  1. a relatively thin, flat object (with straight or rounded edges)
    en bordsskiva
    a table top
    en rund skiva
    a disc [round skiva – would normally just be called a skiva unless the shape needs to be clarified]
    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
        en skivsamling
        a record collection
      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

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Declension of skiva
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skiva skivas
definite skivan skivans
plural indefinite skivor skivors
definite skivorna skivornas

Derived terms

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(thin, flat object):

(disc, record):

(party):

See also

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Verb

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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

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Skära (upp) is often more idiomatic.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of skiva (weak)
active passive
infinitive skiva skivas
supine skivat skivats
imperative skiva
imper. plural1 skiven
present past present past
indicative skivar skivade skivas skivades
ind. plural1 skiva skivade skivas skivades
subjunctive2 skive skivade skives skivades
present participle skivande
past participle skivad

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

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