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)

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

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
• Swedish: smale (“sheep or goats”) (dialectal, collective), smala (“sheep”) (dialectal, countable)
• Dalian: smali, smålå (nom. & acc. forms, resp.)
• Helsingian: småle

References

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

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsma.li/
• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: sma‧li

Verb

smali

1. third-person singular present of smalić