skjár

Icelandic

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /scauːr/
    Rhymes: -auːr

Noun

skjár m (genitive singular skjás, nominative plural skjáir)

  1. (historical) a window screen made of an animal membrane used instead of glass
  2. (computing, television) screen, monitor, display
    Synonym: (obsolete) skermur

Declension
declension of skjár
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skjár skjárinn skjáir skjáirnir
accusative skjá skjáinn skjái skjáina
dative skjá skjánum skjám / skjáum skjáunum
genitive skjás skjásins skjáa skjáanna

Derived terms
  • upphafsskjár

References
  1. 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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