en skärva
Meaning
sherd; shard; fragment
In Swedish: liten bit av (sönderslaget) glas el. porslin
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en skärva |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | skärvan |
| Plural, indefinite | skärvor |
| Plural, definite | skärvorna |
skärva is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor skärva, den stora skärvan. Check another noun
Practise skärva
1 / 2Is it en skärva or ett skärva?
Words built with skärva
- krukskärva potsherd
Questions
What does skärva mean in English?
skärva means “sherd, shard”.
Is it en skärva or ett skärva?
It is en skärva, and “the sherd” is skärvan.
What is the plural of skärva?
The plural of skärva is skärvor, and the definite plural is skärvorna.
Origin
Probably same origin as skärv and skarv.
Nearby common words
skärva is number 9,181 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,177batong truncheon
- 9,178kval anguish, qualifying (match
- 9,179näbb beak, bill
- 9,180sammanfatta summarize, sum up
- 9,182trassel trouble, cotton waste
- 9,183uppföljare follow-up, sequel
- 9,184verifiera verify
- 9,185sultan sultan (ruler)
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary