schal

See also: Schal

Dutch

Etymology 1

Verb

schal

  1. inflection of schallen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Etymology 2

See the verb schellen (to ring a bell). Cognate with German Schall.

Noun

schal m (plural schallen, diminutive schalletje n)

  1. (poetic, dated) a resonating sound or noise
Synonyms

German

Etymology

From (late and northern) Middle High German schal (tasteless, turbid), borrowed from Middle Low German schal, from Proto-Germanic *skal-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (to dry out). Compare Swedish skäll (thin, weak, bleak), Old English sċeald (shallow, flat), whence modern English shallow and shoal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaːl/
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  • Homophone: Schal

Adjective

schal (strong nominative masculine singular schaler, comparative schaler, superlative am schalsten)

  1. stale (of food and drink: having lost its taste through age, oxidation, etc.)
    Synonym: abgestanden
    schales Bierstale beer
  2. (figurative) dull, flat, insipid

Declension

Derived terms

  • Schalheit

Further reading

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

North Frisian

Verb

schal

  1. first/third-person singular present of schale

Swedish

Noun

schal c

  1. alternative form of sjal

Declension

Declension of schal
nominative genitive
singular indefinite schal schals
definite schalen schalens
plural indefinite schalar schalars
definite schalarna schalarnas

References