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
- Synonyms: hirðir, smalamaður
- (figurative) someone who gathers people for an event, such as voting
- (computing) assembler (compiler for assembly language)
Declension
| 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 |
Derived terms
- búsmali
- smala-
- smalaleið
- smalamennska
- smalareið
- smalaslóð
- smalaþýða
- baksmali
- eiginlegur smali
- fjölvasmali
- smalamál (“assembly language”)
- tilfærslusmali
- verktökusmali
- örsmali
- hengja smala
- hengja smalann
Related terms
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.
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “smali”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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)
- Dalian: smali, smålå (nom. & acc. forms, resp.)
Further reading
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “smali”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsma.li/
- Rhymes: -ali
- Syllabification: sma‧li
Verb
smali
- third-person singular present of smalić