Schall
English edit
Proper noun edit
Schall (plural Schalls)
- 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”).
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Noun edit
Schall m (strong, genitive Schalles or Schalls, plural (both rare) Schälle or Schalle)
- (physics) sound
- (otherwise usually more restricted) a resonating sound, one that is either very loud or reverberant
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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)
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References edit
- ^ “Schall” in Duden online
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag
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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)
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)