skúfr

Old Norse

Etymology

Unknown. Probably of imitative origin.

Noun

skúfr m (genitive skúfs, plural skúfar)

1. great skua

Declension

Declension of skúfr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	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.