schal

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Dutch

Etymology 1

Verb

schal

  1. inflection of schallen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. 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

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

Further reading

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

Swedish

Noun

schal c

  1. Alternative form of sjal

Declension

Declension of schal 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative schal schalen schalar schalarna
Genitive schals schalens schalars schalarnas

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