skerping

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounskerping (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesIn the Faroese language, the phenomenon where back vowels are fronted before [kv], and certain diphthongs are monophthongized before [tʃː].

Origin

  1. Faroeseskerping“sharpening”
  2. Englishskerping

From Faroese skerping (“sharpening”).

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APA

skerping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skerping

MLA

“skerping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skerping. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skerping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skerping.

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