skjár
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse skjár, from an earlier *ské (<*skéi, similar in composition to lé, klé), whence also Faroese skíggi. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skĭa-, *skiō-, related to *skīnaną (“to appear, shine”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skjár m (genitive singular skjás, nominative plural skjáir)
- (historical) a window screen made of an animal membrane used instead of glass
- (computing, television) screen, monitor, display
- Synonym: (obsolete) skermur
Declension edit
declension of skjár
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “skinan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 445-46