skúfr

Old Norse

Etymology

Unknown. Probably of imitative origin.

Noun

skúfr m (genitive skúfs, plural skúfar)

great skua

Declension

Declension of *skúfr* (strong a-stem)
masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skúfr	skúfrinn	skúfar	skúfarnir
accusative	skúf	skúfinn	skúfa	skúfana
dative	skúfi	skúfinum	skúfum	skúfunum
genitive	skúfs	skúfsins	skúfa	skúfanna

Descendants

Icelandic: skúfur m
Faroese: skúgvur m
- → Bulgarian: ску́а f (skúa)
- → Carpathian Rusyn: ску́а f (skúa)
- → Danish: skue c
- → English: skua
  - → Welsh: sgiwen f
- → French: skua m
- → German: Skua f
- → Portuguese: escua, skua
- → Russian: ску́а f (skúa)
- → Spanish: skúa m
Norwegian Bokmål: sku m, skua m

Further reading

James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Skúfr”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.