скуша

Macedonian

Etymology

Unknown, but has the first syllable as if from the widespread Greek σκουμπρί (skoumprí). Snoj mentions a theory that it may be ultimately derived from Latin exustiō (“burning”), but notes that this is semantically difficult.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskuʃa]

Noun

скуша • (skuša) f

1. mackerel

Declension

Declension of скуша

	singular	plural
indefinite	скуша (skuša)	скуши (skuši)
definite unspecified	скушата (skušata)	скушите (skušite)
definite proximal	скушава (skušava)	скушиве (skušive)
definite distal	скушана (skušana)	скушине (skušine)
vocative	скушо (skušo)	скуши (skuši)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian скуша / skuša, possibly further from Greek σκουμπρί (skoumprí).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskuʃa]
• Rhymes: -uʃa
• Hyphenation: ску‧ша

Noun

скуша (skuša) f

1. mackerel

Declension

Declension of скуша (skuša)

	singular	plural
nominative	скуша (skuša)	скуши (skuši)
genitive	скуши (skuši)	скушох (skušox)
dative	скуши (skuši)	скушом (skušom)
accusative	скушу (skušu)	скуши (skuši)
instrumental	скушу (skušu)	скушами (skušami)
locative	скуши (skuši)	скушох (skušox)
vocative	скушо (skušo)	скуши (skuši)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “скуша”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 807
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “mackerel”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 171

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Unknown, but has the first syllable as if from the widespread Greek σκουμπρί (skoumprí).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skûʃa/
• Hyphenation: ску‧ша

Noun

ску̏ша f (Latin spelling skȕša)

1. mackerel

Declension

Declension of скуша

	singular	plural
nominative	скуша	скуше
genitive	скуше	скуша
dative	скуши	скушама
accusative	скушу	скуше
vocative	скушо	скуше
locative	скуши	скушама
instrumental	скушом	скушама

Descendants

• → Slovene: skúša

Further reading

• “скуша”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026