skærm

Danish

Computerskærm (computer screen)

TV-skærm (TV screen)

Etymology

From Middle Low German scherm, from Old Saxon *skirm, from Proto-West Germanic *skirmi.

See also German Schirm; Icelandic skermur, Norwegian Bokmål skjerm, Swedish skärm are also from Low German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɛrˀm/, [ˈsɡ̊aɐ̯ˀm]

Noun

skærm c (singular definite skærmen, plural indefinite skærme)

1. screen (physical divider)
2. screen, monitor (a surface that displays moving pictures or changing information)

Declension

Declension of skærm

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skærm	skærmen	skærme	skærmene
genitive	skærms	skærmens	skærmes	skærmenes

Synonyms

• (computer screen): monitor

Derived terms

physical divider

• afskærme
• afskærmning
• lampeskærm
• skærme

display surface

• billedskærm
• skærmbillede

References

“skærm” in Den Danske Ordbog