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skerping

skerping noun: in the Faroese language, the phenomenon where back vowels are fronted before [kv], and certain diphthongs are monophthongized before [tʃː].

Noun

skerping (uncountable)

  1. In the Faroese language, the phenomenon where back vowels are fronted before [kv], and certain diphthongs are monophthongized before [tʃː].

Origin of skerping

From Faroese skerping (“sharpening”).

Questions about skerping

What does skerping mean?
Skerping means in the Faroese language, the phenomenon where back vowels are fronted before [kv], and certain diphthongs are monophthongized before [tʃː].
What part of speech is skerping?
Skerping is a noun.

Words near skerping in the dictionary

  1. skeptimists
  2. skeptopathy
  3. Skerlavai
  4. Skerne
  5. Skerne and Wansford
  6. skerping
  7. Skerrett
  8. Skerretts
  9. skerrick
  10. skerricks
  11. skerries

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