See also: skur, skúr, and škur

Faroese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. Cognate with Icelandic -skur.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-skur (comparative -skari, superlative -skastur)

  1. Forms adjectives from nouns with sense of pertaining to
  2. Forms adjectives appended to roots denoting names of nations or regions
  3. Forms adjectives describing a certain look or character

Declension

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Declension of -skur (a24)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -skur -sk -skt
accusative -skan -ska -skt
dative -skum -skari -skum
genitive -sks -skar/
-skrar
-sks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative -skir -skar -sk
accusative -skar -skar -sk
dative -skum -skum -skum
genitive -ska/
-skra
-ska/
-skra
-ska/
-skra

Derived terms

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Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. Cognate with Faroese -skur.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skʏr/, [skʏr̥], [skʏɾ̥]

Suffix

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-skur (adjective-forming suffix, comparative -skari, superlative -skastur)

  1. forms adjectives from nouns with sense of “pertaining to”
  2. forms adjectives appended to roots denoting names of nations or regions

Declension

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Positive forms of -skur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -skur -sk -skt
accusative -skan -ska
dative -skum -skri -sku
genitive -sks -skrar -sks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative -skir -skar -sk
accusative -ska
dative -skum
genitive -skra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -ski -ska -ska
acc/dat/gen -ska -sku
plural (all-case) -sku
Comparative forms of -skur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) -skari -skari -skara
plural (all-case) -skari
Superlative forms of -skur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -skastur -skust -skast
accusative -skastan -skasta
dative -skustum -skastri -skustu
genitive -skasts -skastrar -skasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative -skastir -skastar -skust
accusative -skasta
dative -skustum
genitive -skastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -skasti -skasta -skasta
acc/dat/gen -skasta -skustu
plural (all-case) -skustu

Derived terms

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