Schur

English

Etymology

From German Schur. Alternatively, from Russian Щур (Ščur, “finch”), Ukrainian Щур (Ščur, “vole”), or Belarusian Шчур (Ščur, “finch”).

Proper noun

Schur (plural Schurs)

1. A surname

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schur is the 25975^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 945 individuals. Schur is most common among White (95.45%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Rusch, churs, crush

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German schuor, schür, from Old High German *skuora, from Proto-Germanic *skōrō (“shearing”). Cognate with Old English scora (“a hairy garment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃuːɐ̯/

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Noun

Schur f (genitive Schur, plural Schuren)

1. (of sheep) shearing, clipping
2. (agriculture: grass, hedges, etc.) clipping; mowing; trimming

Declension

• (sheep): Scheren
• (agriculture): Schnitt

Hyponyms

• Schafschur
• Heckenschur

Further reading

• “Schur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schur” in Duden online