jalusi
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɧalɵˈsiː/
Noun
jalusi c
- a covering made of movable horizontal or vertical slats of various materials
- a Venetian blind; a type of window blinds (usually of wood and on the outside)
- 1850, Wilhelm Bäckman, “Rivalerna [The Rivals]”, in Blyerts-teckningar i plånboken [Pencil drawings in the wallet], page 87:
- I morgon afton kl ½ 11 utifrån gatan under en liksom tillfälligtvis lyftad flik af jalusien till fönstret i inre rummet hos Lüntzmans. Aldrig kan du föreställa dig, hur lycklig din sköna befinner sig i »ulfvens» klor.
- Tomorrow evening at half past 10, from the street, under a seemingly casually lifted corner of the blind to the window in Lüntzman's inner room. You can never imagine how happy your fair one finds herself in the "wolf's" claws.
- a security shutter; a shutter (usually metal) that can cover doors and windows when unused
- 2017 December 4, Anna Persdotter, “Inbrott och skadegörelse i ishallen [Burglary and vandalism in the ice rink]”, in Västerviks-Tidningen:
- Någon hade sedan tagit sig in i flera låsta utrymmen. Jalusin till kiosken var uppbruten och man hade även brutit sig in i souvenirbutiken.
- Someone had entered several locked areas. The shutter to the kiosk was forced open, and the souvenir shop was also broken into.
- 2020 April 25, Jonas Gillberg, “Nytt Malmöinitiativ: Gör det enklare att måla butikernas jalusier [New initiative in Malmö: Make it easier to paint shop shutters]”, in Sydsvenskan:
- Säkerhetsgaller och butiksjalusier runt Möllan visar på en kreativitet, men de konstnärligt målade jalusierna är ännu i minoritet. Vanligast är jalusier som är taggade eller nedklottrade.
- Security grilles and shop shutters around Möllan display some creativity, but the artistically painted shutters are still in the minority. Most commonly, shutters are tagged or covered in graffiti.
- 2024 July 27, “Katastrof med sent aviserad stängning av apoteket i Broby [Catastrophe with late-notified closure of the pharmacy in Broby]”, in Kristianstadsbladet:
- Apoteksbesökarna möts av en neddragen jalusi och ett meddelande att man öppnar igen den 20 augusti.
- Pharmacy visitors are met with a pulled-down shutter and a notice stating that it will reopen on 20 August.
- a moveable shutter; a covering (usually made of plastic, wood or metal) in certain furniture, e.g. a desk or cabinet, for aesthetic or security reasons
- a Venetian blind; a type of window blinds (usually of wood and on the outside)
Usage notes
- Regarding sense 1.1 – While having similar constructions; the term jalusi (“Venetian blind”) should not be confused with persienn (“Venetian blind”). A jalusi is typically found on the outside of a building, while a persienn is typically found on the inside of a building.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | jalusi | jalusis |
| definite | jalusin jalusien |
jalusins jalusiens | |
| plural | indefinite | jalusier | jalusiers |
| definite | jalusierna | jalusiernas |
Derived terms
- butiksjalusi (“store shutter”)
- jalusiskåp (“tambour cabinet”)
See also
- persienn (“inside Venetian blind”)
Noun
jalusi n
- (dated) jealousy
- 1864, Mathilda Ahlbom, Dagsländor, volume I, page 292 (56):
- Någon jalusi emellan mig och T. kan icke komma i fråga: jag är ju förlofvad och sålunda hindrad att uppträda som hans medtäflare om hennes hand.
- No jealousy between myself and T. can be considered: I am, after all, betrothed and thus precluded from presenting myself as his rival for her hand.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | jalusi | jalusis |
| definite | jalusin | jalusins | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Related terms
References
jalusi in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)