skur

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See also: skúr, škur, and -skur

Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sicilian scuru, from Latin obscurus.

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Adjective[edit]

skur (feminine singular skura, plural skuri)

  1. dark (not bright, especially in colour)
    Synonym: (especially through absence of light) mudlam

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse skúrr.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. 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.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse skúr.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. a shower (e.g. of hail, rain, stones, meteorites)
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse skúrr.

Noun[edit]

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.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse skúr. Akin to English shower.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. a shower (a brief fall of rain or hail)
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Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

skur

  1. imperative of skura

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Pnar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English school.

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Noun[edit]

skur 

  1. school

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From 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).

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Noun[edit]

skur c

  1. a shower, a burst (of sudden rain, hail, arrows, bombs, electrons, curses, data transfer, questions, etc.)
  2. (dialect) a small roof to protect against rain

Declension[edit]

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

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