шкура
Russian
Etymology
Likely a borrowing from Polish skóra, from Proto-Slavic *skora (“bast, skin”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”), whence English carnage, cortex, carrion, corium, scurf and excoriate. Doublet of скора́ (skorá), the inherited East Slavic form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʂkurə]
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Noun
шку́ра • (škúra) f inan (genitive шку́ры, nominative plural шку́ры, genitive plural шкур)
- (of animals) skin, pelt, coat
- (derogatory) bastard, scum
- (derogatory) whore
Declension
Declension of шку́ра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of шку́ра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Related terms
- шку́рка (škúrka), шкуродёр (škurodjór)
- шкурный (škurnyj)
- драть три шку́ры (dratʹ tri škúry)
See also
- ко́жа (kóža)
References
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “шкура”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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