skál
Faroese
Alternative forms
- Skaal [1]
Etymology
From Old Norse skál (“bowl”), from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.
Pronunciation
Noun
skál f (genitive singular skálar, plural skálir)
Declension
Declension of skál | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skál | skálin | skálir | skálirnar |
accusative | skál | skálina | skálir | skálirnar |
dative | skál | skálini | skálum | skálunum |
genitive | skálar | skálarinnar | skála | skálanna |
References
- ^ Skaal in: Jens Christian Svabo: Dictionarium Færoense : Færøsk-dansk-latinsk ordbog. (ed. Christian Matras after manuscripts from late 18th century). Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1966. (p. 727)
Interjection
skál
- cheers (after the meaning of skál as drinking glas)
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.
Pronunciation
Noun
skál f (genitive singular skálar, nominative plural skálar)
- bowl
- the act of performing a toast
- (orthography) breve
Declension
declension of skál
or, for the meaning “toast”, or sometimes in older language for other senses:
declension of skál
Synonyms
- (performing toast): minni
Interjection
skál!
See also
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skēlō.
Noun
skál f
Descendants
References
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press
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