skjár
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editskjár 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
editdeclension of skjár
Derived terms
editReferences
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
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- is:Computing
- is:Television