скора

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [skɐˈra]

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 • (skoráf inan (genitive скоры́, uncountable)

  1. (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)

  1. short feminine singular of ско́рый (skóryj)