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Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Deverbal from скона́ти (skonáty, “to die, to perish”)
Noun
скін • (skin) m inan (genitive ско́ну, uncountable)
- (solemn) death, demise
- (solemn) end
Declension
Declension of скін (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a і-о)
Further reading
Etymology 2
Clipping of скінхе́д (skinxéd).
Noun
скін • (skin) m pers (genitive скі́на, nominative plural скі́ни, genitive plural скі́нів)
- (slang) skinhead
Declension
Declension of скін (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Kondratiuk, T. M. (2006) “скін”, in Словник сучасного українського сленгу [Dictionary of Modern Ukrainian Slang] (in Ukrainian), Kharkiv: Folio, →ISBN
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English skin.
Noun
скін • (skin) m inan (genitive скі́ну, nominative plural скі́ни, genitive plural скі́нів)
- (computing) skin (a set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program)
Declension
Declension of скін (inan hard masc-form accent-a)