Etymology

Equivalent to skum +‎ -aCategory:Swedish terms suffixed with -a#SKYMMA.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɧʏmˌa/Category:Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation#SKYMMA
• Rhymes: -²ʏmaCategory:Rhymes:Swedish/²ʏma#SKYMMACategory:Rhymes:Swedish/²ʏma/2 syllables#SKYMMA

Verb

skymma (present skymmer, preterite skymde, supine skymt, imperative skym)Category:Swedish lemmas#SKYMMACategory:Swedish verbs#SKYMMACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#SKYMMACategory:Pages with entries#SKYMMACategory:Pages with 1 entry#SKYMMA

1. to obscure (from view), to blot out

   Träden skymmer sjön

   The trees obscure the lake (the lake can't be (completely) seen because the trees are in the way)

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   Månen skymmer solen under en solförmörkelse

   The moon obscures the sun during a solar eclipse

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2. to be getting dark (during dusk)

   Det började skymma ute

   It was beginning to get dark outside

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References

• “skymma”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “skymma”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “skymma”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• skymma in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)