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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse skjór, from Proto-Germanic *skaiwarō-, of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly Proto-Indo-European *kik- (Lithuanian kḗkštas, Greek κίσσα (kíssa), Sanskrit किकिदीवि (kikidīvί, “blue jay”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
skjór m (genitive singular skjós, nominative plural skjóir)
- magpie (Pica pica)
Declension
Declension of skjór (masculine)
References
- Guus Kroonen (2013) “skaiwaro”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 438