skúr

See also: skur, škur, and -skur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskuːr/
• Rhymes: -uːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skúr, from Proto-Germanic *skūrō.

Noun

skúr f (genitive singular skúrar, nominative plural skúrir)

1. rain shower

   Synonyms: demba, regnskúr

Derived terms

• regnskúr
• skúraflóki
• skúralegur
• skúraleiðing
• skúraskin
• skúraský
• skúrasæll
• skúraveður

 

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skúrr.

Noun

skúr m (genitive singular skúrs, nominative plural skúrar)

1. shed, shack

Anagrams

• krús

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skūrō, whence also Old English scūr (English shower), Middle Dutch schuur, Old High German scūr, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰 (skūra).

Noun

skúr f

1. shower (of rain)

Descendants

• Icelandic: skúr
• Faroese: skúrur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: skur
• Old Swedish: skūr
  • Swedish: skur, skura
• Old Danish: skwr, skywr
  • Danish: skur, skure
    • Norwegian Bokmål: skur