Schale

See also: schale and schäle

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaːlə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːlə

Etymology 1

From Middle High German schale, from Old High German scala, from Proto-Germanic *skalō. Cognate with Dutch schaal (“shell”) and English shale. Also related with Dutch schil, English shell.

Noun

Schale f (genitive Schale, plural Schalen, diminutive Schälchen n)

  1. bowl
  2. scale, dish
  3. peel; husk; shell (outer layer)
  4. shell; scallop
  5. (hunting) hoof
  6. (figurative, colloquial) (fine) clothing
    sich in Schale werfen ― to dress up
Declension
Declension of Schale [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schale die Schalen
genitive einer der Schale der Schalen
dative einer der Schale den Schalen
accusative eine die Schale die Schalen
Hyponyms
peel, skin, shell
scale, dish, bowl
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German schāle, from Old High German scāla, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō, related to *skaljō (“husk, shell”). Cognate with Dutch schaal (“bowl”).

Noun

Schale f (genitive Schale, plural Schalen, diminutive Schälchen n)

  1. dish (shallow container)
  2. bowl; cup (roughly hemispherical container)
Declension
Declension of Schale [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schale die Schalen
genitive einer der Schale der Schalen
dative einer der Schale den Schalen
accusative eine die Schale die Schalen
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Serbo-Croatian: šolja

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Schale

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Schal

Further reading

  • “Schale” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Schale” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Schale” in Duden online
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