skrue

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German schruve.

Noun

skrue c (singular definite skruen, plural indefinite skruer)

1. a screw or bolt

   Coordinate terms: møtrik, bolt, søm

2. propeller (of a ship)
3. pasta (formed like screws)

   Synonym: pastaskrue

Declension

Declension of skrue

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skrue	skrueen	skruer	skruerne
genitive	skrues	skrueens	skruers	skruernes

Verb

skrue (imperative skru, infinitive at skrue, present tense skruer, past tense skruede, perfect tense skruet)

1. to screw (a screw or bolt)
2. to turn (something) (up or down)
3. (sports) to kick or throw (the ball) with a spin

Conjugation

Conjugation of skrue

active passive present skruer skrues past skruede skruedes infinitive skrue skrues imperative skru — participle present skruende past skruet (auxiliary verb have or være) gerund skruen

References

• “skrue” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German schruve.

Noun

skrue m (definite singular skruen, indefinite plural skruer, definite plural skruene)

1. a screw or bolt

   skrue og mutter ― bolt and nut

Related terms

• bolt
• skru (verb)

References

• “skrue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skruve (noun)
• skru, skrua, skruva, skruve (verb)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German schruve. Compare to Swedish skruv and Danish skrue.

(verb): The verb is derived from the noun.

(weird person): Probably a calque of English nut

Noun

skrue m (definite singular skruen, indefinite plural skruar, definite plural skruane)

1. (hardware) a screw or bolt

   Synonym: bolt

2. a weird person (usually nonoffensive)

Verb

skrue (present tense skruar, past tense skrua, past participle skrua, passive infinitive skruast, present participle skruande, imperative skrue/skru)

1. alternative form of skru

References

• “skrue” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.