skärgård

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish skærgardher, equivalent to skär (“skerry”) +‎ gård (“yard”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk skjergard, Danish skærgård and Norwegian Bokmål skjærgård.

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Noun

skärgård c

  1. coastal archipelago (group of islets and skerries on the coast)

Declension
Declension of skärgård 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skärgård skärgården skärgårdar skärgårdarna
Genitive skärgårds skärgårdens skärgårdars skärgårdarnas

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