skvette

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Possibly omomatopoeia (lydord)

Verb

skvette (imperative skvett, present tense skvetter, passive skvettes, simple past and past participle skvetta or skvettet, present participle skvettende)

1. to splash, squirt, spatter

skvette (imperative skvett, present tense skvetter, passive skvettes, simple past skvatt, past participle skvettet, present participle skvettende)

1. to jump, give a start, be startled

Derived terms

• skvett (noun)

References

• “skvette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “skvette” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Possibly onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms

• skvetta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²skʋɛt.tə/

Verb

skvette (present tense skvettar or skvetter, past tense skvetta or skvette, past participle and supine skvetta or skvett, present participle skvettande, imperative skvett)

1. (transitive) to splash, squirt, spatter

skvette (present tense skvett, past tense skvatt, supine skvotte, past participle skvotten, present participle skvettande, imperative skvett)

1. (intransitive) jump, give a start, be startled
2. (intransitive, of liquid) to splash

Derived terms

• skvett
• skvette i

Participle

skvette

1. definite singular of skvett
2. plural of skvett

Etymology 2

Adjective

skvette

1. neuter singular of skvetten

References

• “skvette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “skvetta”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016