skal

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *skalō, cognate with German Schale.

Pronunciation

Noun

skal c (singular definite skallen, plural indefinite skaller)

  1. shell, valve
  2. skin, peel, rind
  3. skull
Inflection

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

skal

  1. present tense of skulle

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

skal

  1. imperative of skalle

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the verb skula.

Verb

skal

  • 1st and 3rd person singular present form of skula
  1. I, he, she, it shall, ought to
Usage notes
Conjugation
Conjugation of skula (irregular)
infinitive skula
supine skulað
participle — —
present past
first singular skal skuldi
second singular skalt skuldi
third singular skal skuldi
plural skulu/skula skuldu
imperative
singular —!
plural —!

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skal.

Noun

skal n (genitive singular skals, plural skøl)

  1. shell, peel, rind, skin
Declension
Declension of skal
n5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skal skalið skøl skølini
accusative skal skalið skøl skølini
dative skali skalinum skølum skølunum
genitive skals skalsins skala skalanna
Synonyms
Hyponyms

Gothic

Romanization

skal

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻

Icelandic

Verb

skal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of skulu
  2. third-person singular present indicative of skulu

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Verb

skal

  1. present tense of skulle

Etymology 2

Noun

skal n (definite singular skalet, indefinite plural skal, definite plural skala or skalene)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by skall

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

skal n (definite singular skalet, indefinite plural skal, definite plural skala)

  1. shell
    Krabben hadde nett skift skal.
    The crab had just gotten a new shell.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

skal

  1. present of skulla

References

Old Norse

Verb

skal

  1. first/third-person singular present active indicative of skulu

Old Saxon

Verb

skal

  1. first-person present indicative of skulan
  2. third-person present indicative of skulan

Old Swedish

Verb

skal

  1. first-person present indicative of skula
  2. third-person present indicative of skula

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: skal

Noun

skal f

  1. genitive plural of skala
    Synonym: skali

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skal, from Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (to split, cleave). Compare Danish skæl, Dutch schaal, Dutch schil, English shale, English shell, German Schale, Norwegian skjell.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

skal n

  1. (usually uncountable when thought of as a substance) shell ((hard) external covering of an animal, egg, nut, various objects, etc. – used similarly to English)
  2. (usually uncountable) peel, skin (outer layer or cover of a fruit or vegetable)
    bananskal
    banana peel
  3. a hard case (especially for a mobile phone, tablet computer, or the like)
  4. (computing) a shell
    Synonym: skalprogram

Declension

Declension of skal 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skal skalet skal skalen
Genitive skals skalets skals skalens

Derived terms

Related terms

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References

Anagrams

Volapük

Noun

skal (nominative plural skals)

  1. pot, cup

Declension