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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse smali (“livestock”). In the sense “herdsman” (attested since the 17th century) 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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
smali m (genitive singular smala, nominative plural smalar)
- (obsolete, collective) livestock
- herder, herdsman
- (figurative) someone who gathers people for an event, such as voting
- (computing) assembler (compiler for assembly language)
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from sense “livestock”
Terms derived from sense “herdsman”
Terms derived from sense “assembler”
Terms derived from other meanings
- smal
- smala (to gather, to round up sheep; to assemble)
See also
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.
- ^ “smali” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” 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
References
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsma.li/
- Rhymes: -ali
- Syllabification: sma‧li
Verb
smali
- third-person singular present of smalić