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)

  1. (of animals) skin, pelt, coat
  2. (derogatory) bastard, scum
  3. (derogatory) whore

Declension

  • шку́рка (škúrka), шкуродёр (škurodjór)
  • шкурный (škurnyj)
  • драть три шку́ры (dratʹ tri škúry)

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