skjå

See also: skjá

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɔː/, /sçɔː/
  • Homophone: sjå (first pronunciation)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skjár m. Attested by Christen Jensøn in 1646 spelled as Skiaa.

Noun

skjå m (definite singular skjåen, indefinite plural skjåar, definite plural skjåane)

  1. (historical) a translucent animal membrane
  2. (historical, architecture) a window screen made with such a translucent animal membrane, used as a hatch

See also

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skjá f.

Noun

skjå m (definite singular skjåen, indefinite plural skjåar, definite plural skjåane)

  1. a shed

References

  • “skjå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “skjaa” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • Torleiv Hannaas (1915) Ældre norske Sprogminder : Christen Jensøns Den Norske Dictionarium (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 70
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