skur
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sicilian scuru, from Latin obscurus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
skur (feminine singular skura, plural skuri)
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
skur n (definite singular skuret, indefinite plural skur, definite plural skura or skurene)
- a shed
- 2014, David Peace, Rød eller død[1], Forlaget Press, →ISBN:
- Bill gikk bort til skuret. Det lille redskapsskuret deres. Bill gikk inn i skuret. Bill fant frem gressklipperen. Den røde håndgressklipperen av merket Shanks.
- Bill went off to the shed. The little tool shed of theirs. Bill went into the shed. Bill found the lawnmower. The red hand lawnmower of the make Shanks.
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
skur f or m (definite singular skura or skuren, indefinite plural skurer, definite plural skurene)
- a shower (e.g. of hail, rain, stones, meteorites)
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
skur n (definite singular skuret, indefinite plural skur, definite plural skura)
- a shed (a slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something)
- 1971, Olav H. Hauge, Tid å hausta inn:
- I kveldingi set eg stigen burt og hengjer laupen frå meg i skuret.
- At dusk, I put away the ladder and hang my box in the shed.
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Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse skúr. Akin to English shower.
Noun edit
skur f (definite singular skura, indefinite plural skurer, definite plural skurene)
- a shower (a brief fall of rain or hail)
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Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
skur
- imperative of skura
References edit
- “skur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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Etymology edit
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skur
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish, from Old Norse skúr, from Proto-Germanic *skūrō; cognate with Icelandic skúr, German Schauer, Dutch schoer, and English shower, Old English sċūr, possibly relating to Latin caurus (“north-west wind”).
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Noun edit
skur c
- a shower, a burst (of sudden rain, hail, arrows, bombs, electrons, curses, data transfer, questions, etc.)
- (dialect) a small roof to protect against rain
Declension edit
Declension of skur | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skur | skuren | skurar | skurarna |
Genitive | skurs | skurens | skurars | skurarnas |
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See also edit
References edit
- skur in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skur in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skur in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)