Adjective: skral
Hyphenation:
Definite Forms
Singular Masculine
skrale
All Other Forms
skrala
Comparison Forms
Comparative
| Indefinite | skralare |
| Definite | skralare |
Superlative
| Indefinite | skralast |
| Definite | skralaste |
Perifrastic Comparison Forms
Sample Sentences
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Kassan var skral, så han åt mycket potatis (The coffers were running thin, so he ate a lot of potatoes)
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att vara skral i kassan (to be low on money)
Adjectives inflected like skral
ordfattig,
sjövärdig,
syndig,
synlig,
urmodig,
syrlig,
snövit,
snörik,
snårig,
snäsig,
seriös,
sedlig,
snuvig,
snusig,
snipig,
snorig,
saftig,
sandig,
saklig,
definitiv, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Likely from Middle Low German schral or Dutch schraal. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål skral. Possibly related with skrå (“guild”). See: Dutch Adjectives '
schraal'.
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