Schall

See also: schall

English

Proper noun

Schall (plural Schalls)

1. A surname.

German

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃal/
• Rhymes: -al

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Noun

Schall m (strong, genitive Schalles or Schalls, plural (both rare) Schälle or Schalle)

1. (physics) sound

   Synonyms: Ton, Geräusch, Klang, Laut

2. (otherwise usually more restricted) a resonating sound, one that is either very loud or reverberant

Declension

Declension of Schall [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schall	die	Schälle, Schalle
genitive	eines	des	Schalles, Schalls	der	Schälle, Schalle
dative	einem	dem	Schall, Schalle1	den	Schällen, Schallen
accusative	einen	den	Schall	die	Schälle, Schalle

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Schall und Rauch
• schalldicht
• Schalldichte
• Schallgeschwindigkeit
• Überschallflugzeug

Related terms

• Schelle
• schellen

Further reading

• “Schall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schall” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Schall” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German schal, from Old High German scal, from Proto-Germanic *skellan-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, shout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃal/

Noun

Schall m (plural Schell or Schall)

1. sound

Related terms

• schalle

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German schal, from Old High German scal, from Proto-West Germanic *skellan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑl/
  • Rhymes: -ɑl

Noun

Schall m (uncountable)

1. sound

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German schal, from Old High German scal, from Proto-West Germanic *skellan. Compare German Schall.

Noun

Schall m (plural Schalle)

1. sound
2. echo