skamvrå

Swedish

Etymology

skam (“shame”) +‎ vrå (“corner”). Compare Norwegian skammekrok and English corner time.

a college-age student in a skamvrå

Noun

skamvrå c

  1. a corner of a room where children stand in shame as a form of punishment
    att stå i skamvrån ― to do corner time (sometimes figuratively)

Declension
Declension of skamvrå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skamvrå skamvrån skamvrår skamvrårna
Genitive skamvrås skamvråns skamvrårs skamvrårnas

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