skál
See also: skal, skäl, skål, and škál
Faroese
Alternative forms
- skaal [1]
Etymology
From Old Norse skál (“bowl”), from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskɔaːl/
Noun
skál f (genitive singular skálar, plural skálir)
- bowl
- drinking glass, tumbler
- weighing scale
- Libra
Declension
| Declension of skál | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f2 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skál | skálin | skálir | skálirnar |
| accusative | skál | skálina | skálir | skálirnar |
| dative | skál | skálini | skálum | skálunum |
| genitive | skálar | skálarinnar | skála | skálanna |
References
- Skaal in: Jens Christian Svabo: Dictionarium Færoense : Færøsk-dansk-latinsk ordbog. (ed. Christian Matras after manuscripts from late 18th century). Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1966. (p. 727)
Interjection
skál
- cheers (after the meaning of skál as drinking glass)
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skauːl/
- Rhymes: -auːl
Noun
skál f (genitive singular skálar, nominative plural skálar)
- bowl
- the act of performing a toast
- (orthography) breve
Declension
declension of skál
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skál | skálin | skálar | skálarnar |
| accusative | skál | skálina | skálar | skálarnar |
| dative | skál | skálinni | skálum | skálunum |
| genitive | skálar | skálarinnar | skála | skálanna |
or, for the meaning “toast”, or sometimes in older language for other senses:
declension of skál
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skál | skálin | skálir | skálirnar |
| accusative | skál | skálina | skálir | skálirnar |
| dative | skál | skálinni | skálum | skálunum |
| genitive | skálar | skálarinnar | skála | skálanna |
Synonyms
- (performing toast): minni
Interjection
skál!
- cheers!
See also
- skála
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skēlō, related to *skaljō (“husk, shell”).
Noun
skál f
- bowl
- scale
Descendants
- Icelandic: skál
- Faroese: skál
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: skål
- Norwegian Nynorsk: skål
- Swedish: skål
- Danish: skål
References
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press