Skivad

Skivad is an adjective used in Swedish and, to a similar extent, in Danish and Norwegian to mean sliced or cut into thin pieces. It is derived from the noun skiva, meaning a slice, and from the verb skiva, to slice. The term is most commonly used to describe food that has been prepared in thin pieces or served in slices.

In practical use, skivad appears in product labeling, recipes, and menus. Examples include skivad ost (sliced cheese), skivad skinka (sliced ham), and skivad lök (sliced onion). The word is typically inflected to agree with the gender and number of the noun it modifies, for instance skivad bröd for sliced bread (neuter singular) and skivad frukt for sliced fruit (common gender or plural forms as appropriate).

Grammar and variants: the past participle form skivad is commonly used with common gender nouns, while neuter singular nouns often take the form skivat, as in skivat bröd. The related noun skiva refers to the slice itself, and skivor is the plural form for slices. In Danish and Norwegian, cognates with similar meanings are used, though exact inflections differ by language.

See also: skiva (noun) and related terms for types of sliced foods and packaging descriptors. The concept of skivad is primarily lexical, serving as a descriptive label rather than a separate cultural or technical term.