smali

See also: Smali

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmaːlɪ/

  Rhymes: -aːlɪ

Noun

smali m (genitive singular smala, nominative plural smalar)

1. (obsolete, collective) livestock
2. herder, herdsman
3. (figurative) someone who gathers people for an event, such as voting
4. (computing) assembler (compiler for assembly language)

Declension

declension of smali

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	smali	smalinn	smalar	smalarnir
accusative	smala	smalann	smala	smalana
dative	smala	smalanum	smölum	smölunum
genitive	smala	smalans	smala	smalanna

Synonyms

• (herdsman): hirðir, smalamaður

Derived terms

Terms derived from sense “livestock”

• búsmali

Terms derived from sense “herdsman”

• smala-
• smalamennska
• smalareið

• smalaleið
• smalaslóð
• smalaþýða

Terms derived from sense “assembler”

• smalamál (assembly language)
• baksmali
• eiginlegur smali
• fjölvasmali

• tilfærslusmali
• verktökusmali
• örsmali

Terms derived from other meanings

• hengja smala

• hengja smalann

Related terms

• smal
• smala (to gather, to round up sheep; to assemble)

See also

• hlaupastelpa

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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

1. (collective) livestock

Descendants

• Icelandic: smali
• Faroese: smali, smala
• Norwegian: smale
• (dialectal, collective), smala (“sheep”) (dialectal, countable)

References

• “smali” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)