skerry
A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈskɛɹi/
Etymology
In summary
From dialectal Scots (Shetlandic and Orcadian) skerry, from Old Norse sker (whence Danish skær and Norwegian Bokmål skjær).
Schäre
βραχονησίδα
île
isola
insula
eiland
ilha
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