Schall

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English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Schall (plural Schalls)

  1. A surname.

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German schal, from Old High German scal, from Proto-West Germanic *skellan, from Proto-Germanic *skellaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, shout”).

Cognate with Dutch schal and Swedish skall. Compare English low (“to moo”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

Schall m (strong, genitive Schalles or Schalls, plural (both rare) Schälle or Schalle)

  1. (physics) sound
    Synonyms: Ton, Geräusch, Klang, Laut
  2. (otherwise usually more restricted) a resonating sound, one that is either very loud or reverberant

Declension[edit]

Declension of Schall [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schall die Schälle, Schalle
genitive eines des Schalles, Schalls der Schälle, Schalle
dative einem dem Schall, Schalle1 den Schällen, Schallen
accusative einen den Schall die Schälle, Schalle

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Hunsrik[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German schal, from Old High German scal, from Proto-Germanic *skellan-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, shout”).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Schall m (plural Schell or Schall)

  1. sound

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Schall” in Duden online
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag

Further reading[edit]

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German schal, from Old High German scal, from Proto-West Germanic *skellan.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Schall m (uncountable)

  1. sound

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German schal, from Old High German scal, from Proto-West Germanic *skellan. Compare German Schall.

Noun[edit]

Schall m (plural Schalle)

  1. sound
  2. echo
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