skärsår
Swedish
Etymology
Compound of skär(a) (“cut”, verb) + sår (“wound”, noun). First attested in 1806.
Noun
skärsår n
- cut (wound resulting from cutting)
- Aj! Jag fick ett skärsår av pappret.
- Ow! I got a cut from the paper.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skärsår | skärsårs |
| definite | skärsåret | skärsårets | |
| plural | indefinite | skärsår | skärsårs |
| definite | skärsåren | skärsårens |
Hyponyms
- (colloquial) paper cut (“paper cut”)
Further reading
- skärsår in Svensk ordbok.