skål

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See also: skal, skál, skäl, and škál

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skál (“bowl”), Proto-Germanic *skēlō. Also compare Dutch schaal.

Pronunciation

Interjection

skål

  1. cheers! (as a toast)

Noun

skål c (singular definite skålen, plural indefinite skåle)

  1. bowl, basin, cup
  2. bowlful
  3. scale

Inflection

Declension of skål
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skål skålen skåle skålene
genitive skåls skålens skåles skålenes

Noun

skål c (singular definite skålen, plural indefinite skåler)

  1. toast

Inflection

Declension of skål
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skål skålen skåler skålerne
genitive skåls skålens skålers skålernes

Verb

skål

  1. imperative of skåle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.

Pronunciation

Interjection

skål

  1. cheers! (as a toast)

Noun

skål f or m (definite singular skåla or skålen, indefinite plural skåler, definite plural skålene)

  1. a bowl
  2. a dish
  3. a saucer
    kopp og skål ― cup and saucer
  4. a toast (when having a drink)
  5. a cup (part of a bra)

Derived terms

Verb

skål

  1. imperative of skåle

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɔːl/, /skɔːɽ/

Interjection

skål

  1. cheers! (as a toast)

Noun

skål f (definite singular skåla, indefinite plural skåler, definite plural skålene)

  1. a bowl
  2. a dish
  3. a saucer
    kopp og skål ― cup and saucer
  4. a toast (when having a drink)
  5. a cup (part of a bra)

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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en skål (sense 1)
en skål / de skålar (sense 2)

Etymology

From Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skoːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Interjection

skål

  1. cheers (as a toast)

Noun

skål c

  2. a bowl (container)
  4. a toast (raising of glasses while drinking and saying "skål!" (cheers!) or the like)
    utbringa en skål
    propose/make/raise a toast

Declension

Declension of skål
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skål skåls
definite skålen skålens
plural indefinite skålar skålars
definite skålarna skålarnas

Derived terms

See also

References

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