Swedish

Verb

skära

1. to cut; to perform an incision
2. to cut; to make reductions in a budget
3. to cut; to divide something with e.g. a knife
4. (reflexive) to cut oneself; to accidentally (or intentionally) hurt oneself with a sharp object
5. (reflexive) (about e.g. milk or a sauce) to curdle
6. (geometry) to cut; to intersect; to cross.
7. (archaic) to purify, to cleanse one's soul

Conjugation

Related terms

• avskära
• förskärare
• knivskära
• skära av
• skära upp
• skära ut
• skärning
• skärtorsdagen
• skärseld
• tillskära
• uppskära
• utskära

Synonyms

• (to perform an incision): snitta

Etymology 2

Noun

skära c

1. a sickle

Declension

Related terms

• hammaren och skäran
• månskära

Etymology 3

Adjective

skära

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of skär.