skura

See also: škura

Gothic

Romanization

skūra

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰

Maltese

Adjective

skura f

1. feminine singular of skur

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• skurene (Etymology 1)
• skuren (Etymology 2)

Noun

skura n

1. definite plural of skur (Etymology 1)

skura m or f

1. definite feminine singular of skur (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• skure

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²skʉːrɑ/

Verb

skura (present tense skurar, past tense skura, past participle skura, passive infinitive skurast, present participle skurande, imperative skura/skur)

1. to scrub (to rub hard)

Synonyms

• skrubba

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskʉːrɑ/

Noun

skura n

1. plural definite of skur

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskʉːrɑ/

Noun

skura f

1. singular definite of skur

Further reading

• “skura” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Alternative forms

• skiura

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skūrō (“shelter, shack”).

Noun

skūra f

1. (Lombardic) roofing, protection

Descendants

• Italian: scuro

Swedish

Etymology

Uncertain. Cognate of English scour, Danish skure, Norwegian Nynorsk skura, Dutch schuren, German scheuern. Possibly related to German schüren, Old English sċorian.

Verb

skura (present skurar, preterite skurade, supine skurat, imperative skura)

1. to scrub (a floor or toilet or the like)

   Synonym: skrubba

   ett skurat golv

   a scrubbed floor

   Hans jobb var att skura toaletter

   His job was to scrub toilets

Conjugation

Conjugation of skura (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skura		skuras
Supine	skurat		skurats
Imperative	skura		—
Imper. plural1	skuren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skurar	skurade	skuras	skurades
Ind. plural1	skura	skurade	skuras	skurades
Subjunctive2	skure	skurade	skures	skurades
	Participles
Present participle	skurande
Past participle	skurad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• skurborste
• skurkärring
• skurhink
• skurtrasa

References

• skura in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skura in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skura in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• skura in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)