skär
skär as an adjective
Meaning
light red; pink
In Swedish: ljusröd; rosa
Forms
| Basic form | skär | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | skärt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | skära | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | skärare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | skärast | “-est”, “most …” |
skär as a noun(ett skär)
Meaning
[rocky] islet, skerry, rock
In Swedish: liten klippö strax ovanför vattenytan
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett skär |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | skäret |
| Plural, indefinite | skär |
| Plural, definite | skären |
skär is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort skär, det stora skäret. Check another noun
Practise skär
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skär in a sentence
- ren och skär turpure luck (idiomatic – can also be expressed as "ren tur")
- kobbar och skärislets and skerries
Questions
What does skär mean in English?
skär means “light red, pink”.
Is it en skär or ett skär?
It is ett skär, and “the [rocky] islet” is skäret.
What is the plural of skär?
skär doesn't change in the plural: ett skär, två skär (definite: skären).
Similar words
kobberosa
Origin
Borrowed from French chair (“meat”), from the phrase couleur de chair (“carnation”).
Nearby common words
skär is number 1,742 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary