skur

See also: skúr, škur, and -skur

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skʉːr/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skúr

Noun

skur n (definite singular skuret, indefinite plural skur, definite plural skura)

1. 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.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skúr. Akin to English shower.

Noun

skur f (definite singular skura, indefinite plural skurer, definite plural skurene)

1. a shower (a brief fall of rain or hail)

References

• “skur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish, from Old Norse skúr, from Proto-Germanic *skūrō; cognate with Icelandic skúr, German Schauer, Dutch schoer, and English shower, Old English scur, possibly relating to Latin caurus (north-west wind)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʉːr

Noun

skur c

1. a shower, a burst (of sudden rain, hail, arrows, bombs, electrons, curses, data transfer, etc.)

   i ur och skur

   (figuratively) no matter what; come what may; persistently

2. (dialect) a small roof to protect against rain

Declension

Declension of skur
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skur	skuren	skurar	skurarna
Genitive	skurs	skurens	skurars	skurarnas

Related terms

• hagelskur
• regnskur
• skurbad
• skurvis

See also

• skura

References

• skur in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• skur in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.