jalusi

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Swedish

(1.1): en jalusi
(1.2): en jalusi
(1.3): två jalusier

Etymology

From French jalousie.

Pronunciation

Noun

jalusi c

  1. a covering made of movable horizontal or vertical slats of various materials
    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. 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

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.

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Noun

jalusi n

  1. (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

Declension of jalusi
nominative genitive
singular indefinite jalusi jalusis
definite jalusin jalusins
plural indefinite
definite

References

jalusi in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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