schmaal

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German smal (“small”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Cognate with German schmal, Low German small, Dutch smal, Saterland Frisian smäl, English small.

Adjective

schmaal

1. (Uri) narrow

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 35.

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃmɔːl/

Adjective

schmaal (comparative schmaaler, superlative schmaalest)

1. narrow

Declension

Declension of schmaal (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
Weak inflection	nominative	schmaal	schmaal	schmaal	schmaale
	accusative	schmaale	schmaal	schmaal	schmaale
	dative	schmaale	schmaale	schmaale	schmaale
Strong inflection	nominative	schmaaler	schmaale	schmaales	schmaale
	accusative	schmaale	schmaale	schmaales	schmaale
	dative	schmaalem	schmaaler	schmaalem	schmaale

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary