skruv

Swedish

Alternative forms

• skruf (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German schruve. Compare to and Danish skrue and Norwegian Nynorsk skruve (older spelling of skrue).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skrʉːv/
• Rhymes: -ʉːv

Noun

skruv c

1. screw; a simple machine
2. screw; (fastener)
3. twist, turn; a rotation of the body while jumping (or diving)
4. (ball games) spin; a rotation of a ball while in air so that it does not follow a pure ballistic path
5. (Finland) vint (card game)

Declension

Declension of skruv

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skruv	skruvs
	definite	skruven	skruvens
plural	indefinite	skruvar	skruvars
	definite	skruvarna	skruvarnas

Derived terms

• skruvmejsel
• skruvdragare
• skruva
• skruvnippel
• skruvförband

Descendants

• → Finnish: skruuvi

Further reading

• skruv in Svensk ordbok.