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 (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skjár skjárinn skjáir skjáirnir
accusative skjá skjáinn skjái skjáina
dative skjá skjánum skjáum, skjám1 skjáunum
genitive skjás skjásins skjáa skjáanna

1More common but sometimes proscribed.

Derived terms

  • upphafsskjár

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “skinan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 445-46
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