sjal

See also: sjæl and själ

Danish

Etymology

From English shawl, from Persian شال (shâl, “shawl, scarf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sjaːl/, [ɕæːˀl]
• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

sjal n (singular definite sjalet, plural indefinite sjaler)

1. shawl

Inflection

Declension of sjal

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sjal	sjalet	sjaler	sjalerne
genitive	sjals	sjalets	sjalers	sjalernes

See also

• sjal on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish sjal, from English shawl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sjaːl/
• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

sjal n (genitive singular sjals, nominative plural sjöl)

1. shawl

Declension

declension of sjal

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sjal	sjalið	sjöl	sjölin
accusative	sjal	sjalið	sjöl	sjölin
dative	sjali	sjalinu	sjölum	sjölunum
genitive	sjals	sjalsins	sjala	sjalanna

See also

• trefill

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Persian شال (shâl, “shawl, scarf”), via English shawl.

Noun

sjal n (definite singular sjalet, indefinite plural sjal, definite plural sjala or sjalene)

1. a shawl

References

• “sjal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Persian شال (shâl, “shawl, scarf”), via English shawl.

Noun

sjal n (definite singular sjalet, indefinite plural sjal, definite plural sjala)

1. a shawl

References

• “sjal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɧɑːl/

Noun

sjal c

1. shawl

Declension

Declension of sjal
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sjal	sjalen	sjalar	sjalarna
Genitive	sjals	sjalens	sjalars	sjalarnas