skvett

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From the verb skvette.

Noun

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skvett m (definite singular skvetten, indefinite plural skvetter, definite plural skvettene)

  1. a dash, drop (of something)
    • 2016, Nicci Gerrard, Et siste farvel[1], Cappelen Damm, →ISBN:
      Han virvlet den siste skvetten av whisky rundt i bunnen av glasset og stirret ned i den gulbrune væsken.
      He swirled the last drop of whisky around in the bottom of the glass and stared down into the amber liquid.
  2. a splash, spray
  3. a small rain shower
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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skvett

  1. imperative of skvette

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From the verb skvette.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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skvett m (definite singular skvetten, indefinite plural skvettar, definite plural skvettane)

  1. a dash, drop (of something)
  2. a splash, spray
  3. a small rain shower

Derived terms

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Participle

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skvett (definite singular and plural skvette)

  1. transitive past participle of skvette

Verb

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skvett

  1. intransitive present tense of skvette
  2. imperative of skvette
  3. transitive supine of skvette

References

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  • “skvett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “skvett”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016