скуша

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Unknown, but has the first syllable as if from the widespread Greek σκουμπρί (skoumprí). Snoj mentions a theory that it may be ultimately derived from Latin exustiō (burning), but notes that this is semantically difficult.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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скуша (skušaf

  1. mackerel

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Unknown, but has the first syllable as if from the widespread Greek σκουμπρί (skoumprí).

Noun

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ску̏ша f (Latin spelling skȕša)

  1. mackerel

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Slovene: skúša