skur
Danish
editEtymology
editNoun
editskur c (singular definite skuren, plural indefinite skure)
- a shower (e.g. of hail, rain)
Derived terms
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editMaltese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sicilian scuru, from Latin obscurus.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editskur (feminine singular skura, plural skuri)
- dark (not bright, especially in colour)
- Synonym: (especially through absence of light) mudlam
- Anton Buttigieg, “Ħajku 236”, in Il-Muża bil-Kimono:
- Fis-sajf il-għolja
libset il-libsa skura
tal-ħaxix niexef.- In summer the hill
put on the brown frock
of the fried grass.
- In summer the hill
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editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editskur 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.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editskur 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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editNorwegian Nynorsk
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editskur 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.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Norse skúr. Akin to English shower.
Noun
editskur f (definite singular skura, indefinite plural skurer, definite plural skurene)
- a shower (a brief fall of rain or hail)
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editVerb
editskur
- imperative of skura
References
edit- “skur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Pnar
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editskur
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom 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”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editskur 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
editnominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | skur | skurs |
definite | skuren | skurens | |
plural | indefinite | skurar | skurars |
definite | skurarna | skurarnas |
Related terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- skur in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skur in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skur in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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