skrin

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See also: skrín and skříň

Breton

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French escrin.

Noun

skrin m

  1. box (of jewels)

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skrín, from Middle Low German schrīn or Old English scrīn, ultimately from Latin scrīnium.

Pronunciation

Noun

skrin n (singular definite skrinet, plural indefinite skrin)

  1. case, box
  2. chest

Inflection

Malay

Etymology

From English screen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s(ə)krin/
  • Hyphenation: skrin

Noun

skrin

  1. screen
    Synonym: layar

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skrín, from Latin scrīnium.

Pronunciation

Noun

skrin n (definite singular skrinet, indefinite plural skrin, definite plural skrina or skrinene)

  1. (small) box, chest

Derived terms

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Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish skrin, from Latin scrīnium. Historically the word was often used for reliquaries. Cognate with Icelandic skrín, German Schrein, Old English scrin, Old French escrin, Dutch schrijn, English shrine.

Noun

skrin n

  1. a (lockable) small box (sometimes artistically designed)
    1. a shrine
Declension
Declension of skrin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skrin skrinet skrin skrinen
Genitive skrins skrinets skrins skrinens
Derived terms

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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

skrin

  1. indefinite plural of skri

References

Volapük

Pronunciation

Noun

skrin (nominative plural skrins)

  1. screen (TV set, computer, cinema)

Declension

Hyponyms

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