skjør

Norwegian Bokmål

skjør
soured milk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂøːr/, [ʂøːɾ], [ʂøːʁ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skyr. Akin to skjære.

Noun

skjør n (definite singular skjøret, indefinite plural skjør, definite plural skjøra or skjørene)

1. soured milk

   Synonyms: kulturmelk, surmelk

Derived terms

• skjørost (“sour milk cheese”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German schör.

Adjective

skjør (masculine and feminine skjør, neuter skjørt, definite singular and plural skjøre, comparative skjørere, indefinite superlative skjørest, definite superlative skjøreste)

1. fragile
2. thin

References

“skjør” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“skjør” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skyr. Akin to skjera.

Alternative forms

• skyr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃøːr/, [ʃøːɾ], [ʃøːɾ], [ʃøːʁ]

Noun

skjør n (definite singular skjøret, indefinite plural skjør, definite plural skjøra)

1. soured milk

   Synonyms: surmjølk, kulturmjølk

Derived terms

• skjørost (“sour milk cheese”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German schör. Compare Swedish skör.

Adjective

skjør (neuter skjørt, definite singular and plural skjøre, comparative skjørare, indefinite superlative skjørast, definite superlative skjøraste)

1. fragile
2. thin

Alternative forms

• skøyr

References

“skjør” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.