schermo

screen

noun SKER-moh Less Common

Origin: From Old High German skirm (shield).

Also means

shield

Usage Note

Schermo is masculine (lo schermo, plural gli schermi). It covers any display surface: TV, computer monitor, cinema screen, or smartphone screen. The 'sc' before 'h' keeps the hard 'sk' sound. Fare da schermo idiomatically means 'to shield' or 'to act as cover' for someone.

Examples

"Lo schermo del mio telefono si è rotto."

Natural Translation

My phone screen broke.

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