skerry
English
/ˈskɛɹi/
noun
Definitions
- A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms.
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse sker (skerry, rock in the sea, an isolated rock in the sea).
Origin
Old Norse
sker
Gloss
skerry, rock in the sea, an isolated rock in the sea
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kari Finnish
- karikko Finnish
- karikukko Finnish
- karimerkki Finnish
- karimetso Finnish
- karinen Finnish
- kariuttaa Finnish
- kariutua Finnish
- salakari Finnish
- scheer Dutch, Flemish
- skjær Norwegian Bokmål
- skjærgård Norwegian Bokmål
- *skarją Proto-Germanic
- skjer Norwegian Nynorsk
- sceir Irish
- sker Old Norse
- skær Old Norse
- skærr Old Norse
- skær Danish
- skærgård Danish
- ŝero Esperanto
- sker Icelandic
- skör Icelandic
- sgeir Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- sker Faroese
- *kari Proto-Finnic
- schēre, schēr(e) Middle Low German
- stjer Westrobothnian
- skerry Scots