See also: skali and skaļi

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skáli (barn, drinking hall), from Proto-Norse *skawalan-, cognate with Norwegian Bokmål skåle (shed).[1] May ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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skáli m (genitive singular skála, nominative plural skálar)

  1. hut, shed
  2. lodge
  3. hall

Declension

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    Declension of skáli
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skáli skálinn skálar skálarnir
accusative skála skálann skála skálana
dative skála skálanum skálum skálunum
genitive skála skálans skála skálanna

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal MagnússonÍslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 827. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)