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skaw

skaw noun: a promontory.

Noun

skaw (plural skaws)

  1. A promontory.

Proper noun capitalized: Skaw

Skaw

  1. A village in north Unst, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HP657163).

Forms of skaw

pluralskaws
alternative formscaw

Origin of skaw

Of North Germanic origin, from Icelandic skagi (“peninsula, promontory”). Also related to Icelandic skaga (“to protrude, to jut out”).

Questions about skaw

What does skaw mean?
Skaw means a promontory.
What part of speech is skaw?
Skaw can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of skaw?
The plural of skaw is skaws.

Words near skaw in the dictionary

  1. skattland
  2. skattlands
  3. skatts
  4. skattywampus
  5. Skaudvilė
  6. skaw
  7. skaws
  8. skayles
  9. skaz
  10. skazka
  11. skazkas

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