skura
See also: škura
Gothic
Romanization
skūra
- romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰
Maltese
Adjective
skura f
- feminine singular of skur
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
skura n
- definite plural of skur (Etymology 1)
Noun
skura m or f
- definite feminine singular of skur (Etymology 2)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²skʉːrɑ/
Verb
skura (present tense skurar, past tense skura, past participle skura, passive infinitive skurast, present participle skurande, imperative skura/skur)
- to scrub (to rub hard)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskʉːrɑ/
Noun
skura n
- definite plural of skur
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskʉːrɑ/
Noun
skura f
- definite singular of skur
Further reading
- “skura” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German
Alternative forms
- skiura
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skūrō (“shelter, shack”).
Noun
skūra f
Descendants
- Italian: scuro
Swedish
Etymology
Probably from Old French escurer. Cognate of English scour, Danish skure, Norwegian Nynorsk skura, Dutch schuren, German scheuern. Possibly related to German schüren, Old English sċorian.
Verb
skura (present skurar, preterite skurade, supine skurat, imperative skura)
- to scrub, to scour (a floor or toilet or the like)
- Synonym: skrubba
- ett skurat golv
- a scrubbed floor
- Hans jobb var att skura toaletter
- His job was to scrub toilets
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | skura | skuras | ||
| supine | skurat | skurats | ||
| imperative | skura | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | skuren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | skurar | skurade | skuras | skurades |
| ind. plural1 | skura | skurade | skuras | skurades |
| subjunctive2 | skure | skurade | skures | skurades |
| present participle | skurande | |||
| past participle | skurad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
See also
References
- skura in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skura in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skura in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skura in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)