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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic скора (skora), from Proto-Slavic *skora. Doublet of шку́ра (škúra, “pelt”) (a borrowing from Polish); related to кора́ (korá, “bark”).
Noun
скора́ • (skorá) f inan (genitive скоры́, uncountable)
- (dated, collective) raw animal skins
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “скора”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Etymology 2
Adjective
скора́ • (skorá)
- short feminine singular of ско́рый (skóryj)