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Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian scuru, from Latin obscurus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
skur (feminine singular skura, plural skuri)
- dark (not bright, especially in colour)
- Synonym: (especially through absence of light) mudlam
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skúrr.
Noun
skur n (definite singular skuret, indefinite plural skur, definite plural skura or skurene)
- a shed
2014, David Peace, Rød eller død, 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
From Old Norse skúr.
Noun
skur f or m (definite singular skura or skuren, indefinite plural skurer, definite plural skurene)
- a shower (e.g. of hail, rain, stones, meteorites)
Derived terms
References
- “skur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “skur_4” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “skur_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skúrr.
Noun
skur n (definite singular skuret, indefinite plural skur, definite plural skura)
- 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
From Old Norse skúr. Akin to English shower.
Noun
skur f (definite singular skura, indefinite plural skurer, definite plural skurene)
- a shower (a brief fall of rain or hail)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Verb
skur
- imperative of skura
References
- “skur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Pnar
Etymology
From English school.
Pronunciation
Noun
skur
- school
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 sċūr, possibly relating to Latin caurus (“north-west wind”).
Pronunciation
Noun
skur c
- a shower, a burst (of sudden rain, hail, arrows, bombs, electrons, curses, data transfer, questions, etc.)
- (dialect) a small roof to protect against rain
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