skuša
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Unknown, but has the first syllable as if from the widespread Greek σκουμπρί (skoumprí).
Noun
skȕša f (Cyrillic spelling ску̏ша)
- mackerel
Declension
Declension of skuša
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | skuša | skuše |
| genitive | skuše | skuša |
| dative | skuši | skušama |
| accusative | skušu | skuše |
| vocative | skušo | skuše |
| locative | skuši | skušama |
| instrumental | skušom | skušama |
Descendants
- → Slovene: skúša
Slovene
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian skȕša.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skùːʃa/
Noun
skúša f
- mackerel
Inflection
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | skúša | ||
| gen. sing. | skúše | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | skúša | skúši | skúše |
| accusative | skúšo | skúši | skúše |
| genitive | skúše | skúš | skúš |
| dative | skúši | skúšama | skúšam |
| locative | skúši | skúšah | skúšah |
| instrumental | skúšo | skúšama | skúšami |
Further reading
- “skuša”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- Snoj, Marko (2016), “skúša”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si