skrap

skrap

See also: skräp

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch schrappen, from Middle Dutch schrappen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

skrap (present skrap, present participle skrappende, past participle geskrap)

  1. to strike or cross out
  2. to delete, remove, erase

Danish

Etymology

Transformed from the adjective skarp, and under the influence from Dutch schrap.

Adjective

skrap (neuter skrapt, plural and definite singular attributive skrappe)

  1. restrictive
  2. tough or merciless
  3. heartless
  4. skilled
  5. powerful

Inflection

Inflection of skrap
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular skrap skrappere skrappest2
indefinite neuter singular skrapt skrappere skrappest2
plural skrappe skrappere skrappest2
definite attributive1 skrappe skrappere skrappeste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skrap and skrapa.

Noun

skrap n (definite singular skrapet, indefinite plural skrap, definite plural skrapa or skrapene)

  1. scrap (waste material)
  2. a scrape (scraping sound)

Verb

skrap

  1. imperative of skrape

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skrap and skrapa.

Noun

skrap n (definite singular skrapet, indefinite plural skrap, definite plural skrapa)

  1. scrap (waste material)
  2. a scrape (scraping sound)

Derived terms

  • skrapjarn
  • skrapekunst

References

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from skrapa (scrape, scratch).

Noun

skrap n

  1. (sound of) scraping, scrape
    Synonym: skrapande
  2. a scratch (instance of scratching a scratch card (skraplott))
  3. scrapings, scraps (something scraped off, sometimes figuratively (of something more or less worthless or the worst of its kind or the like))

Declension

Derived terms

References

Tok Pisin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English scrap.

Adjective

skrap

  1. fond of

Noun

skrap

  1. scraper

Verb

skrap

  1. to itch, to scratch