smali
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse smali (“livestock”). In the sense “herdsman” (attested since the 17th century[1][2]) the word is a shortening of smalamaður (“herdsman”), which is derived from this word in the sense “livestock”. The sense “assembler” is derived from the “herdsman” sense, being a poetic translation of English assembler. Ultimately derived from the adjective smalr (“small”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz, referring originally to smaller livestock, such as sheep and goats. Compare German Schmalvieh (“small livestock”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmaːlɪ/
- Rhymes: -aːlɪ
Noun
smali m (genitive singular smala, nominative plural smalar)
- (obsolete, collective) livestock
- herder, herdsman
- (figuratively) someone who gathers people for an event, such as voting
- (computing) assembler (compiler for assembly language)
Declension
m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | smali | smalinn | smalar | smalarnir |
accusative | smala | smalann | smala | smalana |
dative | smala | smalanum | smölum | smölunum |
genitive | smala | smalans | smala | smalanna |
Synonyms
- (herdsman): hirðir, smalamaður
Derived terms
- búsmali
- smala-
- smalamennska
- smalareið
- smalaleið
- smalaslóð
- smalaþýða
- smalamál (assembly language)
- baksmali
- eiginlegur smali
- fjölvasmali
- tilfærslusmali
- verktökusmali
- örsmali
- hengja smala
- hengja smalann
Related terms
- smal
- smala (to gather, to round up sheep; to assemble)
See also
- hlaupastelpa
References
- “smali” in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans. Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- “smali“ in Ordbog over det norrøne prosasprog. University of Copenhagen. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- “smali” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.
Old Norse
Etymology
From the adjective smalr (“small”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz, referring originally to smaller livestock, such as sheep and goats. Compare German Schmalvieh (“small livestock”).
Noun
smali m
- (collective) livestock
Descendants
- Icelandic: smali
- Faroese: smali, smala
- Norwegian: smale
- Swedish: smale (“sheep or goats”) (dialectal, collective), smala (“sheep”) (dialectal, countable)
References
- “smali” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.