scurf

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) A skin disease.
2. (countable, uncountable) The flakes of skin that fall off as a result of a skin disease.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any crust-like formations on the skin, or in general.
4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) The foul remains of anything adherent.
5. (countable, uncountable) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.
6. (countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable) A low, mean person.

Conceptes

crosta

sarna

escata

ronya

Sinònims

dandruff

exfoliation

scale

scab

furfur

leafage

powder

precipitation

room

scald

sediment

squama

tetter

scall

dandriff

dander

dead skin

deposit

dust

eschar

Traduccions

crosta

Schorf

squama

konak

caspa

kabuklu

dartre

πιτυρίδα

Kopfgrind

pellicules

écaille

forfora

teigne

Schuppen

exfoliation

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/skɜː(ɹ)f/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès antic: scurf

Cognat amb neerlandès: schurft

Cognat amb alemany: Schorf

Cognat amb danès: skurv

Cognat amb suec: skorv

In summary

From scurf (“skin disease causing scabs or scales; flakes of skin that fall off due to a skin disease, etc.”), from Old English scurf, from Proto-Germanic *skurf- (“to gnaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off, sever; to divide, separate”). Cognate with Dutch schurft, German Schorf, Danish skurv, Swedish skorv.