skúr

See also: skur, škur, and -skur

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskuːr/
  • Rhymes: -uːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skúr, from Proto-Germanic *skūrō.

Noun

skúr f (genitive singular skúrar, nominative plural skúrir)

  1. rain shower
    Synonyms: demba, regnskúr
Declension
declension of skúr
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skúr skúrin skúrir skúrirnar
accusative skúr skúrina skúrir skúrirnar
dative skúr skúrinni skúrum skúrunum
genitive skúrar skúrarinnar skúra skúranna
Derived terms
  • regnskúr
  • skúraflóki
  • skúralegur
  • skúraleiðing
  • skúraskin
  • skúraský
  • skúrasæll
  • skúraveður

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skúrr.

Noun

skúr m (genitive singular skúrs, nominative plural skúrar)

  1. shed, shack
Declension
declension of skúr
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skúr skúrinn skúrar skúrarnir
accusative skúr skúrinn skúra skúrana
dative skúr skúrnum skúrum skúrunum
genitive skúrs skúrsins skúra skúranna

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skūrō, whence also Old English scūr (English shower), Middle Dutch schuur, Old High German scūr, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰 (skūra).

Noun

skúr f

  1. shower (of rain)

Descendants
  • Icelandic: skúr
  • Faroese: skúrur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skur
  • Old Swedish: skūr
  • Old Danish: skwr, skywr
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