skildra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

skildret

Verb

skildra

inflection of skildre:
1. simple past
2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

skildre

Etymology

From Middle Low German schilderen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ʃɪldrɑ/

Verb

skildra (present tense skildrar, past tense skildra, past participle skildra, passive infinitive skildrast, present participle skildrande, imperative skildra/skildr)

to describe, depict

Synonyms

beskriva

Derived terms

skildring

References

“skildra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German schilderen. Cognate of Dutch schilderen, German schildern. Doublet of skylt and sköld.

Verb

skildra (present skildrar, preterite skildrade, supine skildrat, imperative skildra)

to depict, to portray, to describe
Synonyms: avbilda, framställa, beskriva

Conjugation

Conjugation of skildra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skildra		skildras
Supine	skildrat		skildrats
Imperative	skildra		—
Imper. plural¹	skildren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skildrar	skildrade	skildras	skildrades
Ind. plural¹	skildra	skildrade	skildras	skildrades
Subjunctive²	skildre	skildrade	skildres	skildrades
	Participles
Present participle	skildrande
Past participle	skildrad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

skildra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
skildra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
skildra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
skildra in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
skildra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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