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smal

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See also: smàl, smál, smäl, and smæl

Danish

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Etymology

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From late Old Norse smalr (“little”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Compare with English small.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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smal

  1. narrow, thin
  2. slim, slender

Inflection

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Inflection of smal
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular smal smallere smallest2
indefinite neuter singular smalt smallere smallest2
plural smalle smallere smallest2
definite attributive1 smalle smallere smalleste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch smal, from Old Dutch smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Cognate with English small, German schmal, Old Norse smalr, Gothic 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍃 (smals).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /smɑl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: smal
  • Homophone: Smal
  • Rhymes: -ɑl

Adjective

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smal (comparative smaller, superlative smalst)

  1. narrow
  2. small

Declension

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Declension of smal
uninflected smal
inflected smalle
comparative smaller
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial smal smaller het smalst
het smalste
indefinite m./f. sing. smalle smallere smalste
n. sing. smal smaller smalste
plural smalle smallere smalste
definite smalle smallere smalste
partitive smals smallers —

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: smaal, smal
  • → Papiamentu: smal

Anagrams

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Irish

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Verb

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smal (present analytic smalann, future analytic smalfaidh, verbal noun smaladh, past participle smalta)

  1. Ulster form of smol (“to blight”)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of smal (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present smalaim smalann tú;
smalair† 		smalann sé, sí smalaimid; smalann muid smalann sibh smalann siad;
smalaid† 		a smalann; a smalas smaltar
past smal mé; smalas smal tú; smalais smal sé, sí smalamar; smal muid smal sibh; smalabhair smal siad; smaladar a smal smaladh
past habitual smalainn smaltá smaladh sé, sí smalaimis; smaladh muid smaladh sibh smalaidís; smaladh siad a smaladh smaltaí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future smalfaidh mé;
smalfad 		smalfaidh tú;
smalfair† 		smalfaidh sé, sí smalfaimid;
smalfaidh muid 		smalfaidh sibh smalfaidh siad;
smalfaid† 		a smalfaidh; a smalfas smalfar
conditional smalfainn smalfá smalfadh sé, sí smalfaimis; smalfadh muid smalfadh sibh smalfaidís; smalfadh siad a smalfadh smalfaí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go smala mé;
go smalad† 		go smala tú;
go smalair† 		go smala sé, sí go smalaimid;
go smala muid 		go smala sibh go smala siad;
go smalaid† 		— go smaltar
past dá smalainn dá smaltá dá smaladh sé, sí dá smalaimis;
dá smaladh muid 		dá smaladh sibh dá smalaidís;
dá smaladh siad 		— dá smaltaí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— smalaim smal smaladh sé, sí smalaimis smalaigí;
smalaidh† 		smalaidís — smaltar
past participle smalta
verbal noun smaladh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English smæl, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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smal (plural and weak singular smale, comparative smalre, superlative smalest)

  1. Small, minuscule.
  2. Little, few, scarce.
  3. Ground finely, not coarse.
  4. Of no worth, unimportant.
Descendants
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References

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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smal

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of smel

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse smalr, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Compare with English small.

Adjective

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smal (neuter singular smalt, definite singular and plural smale, comparative smalere, indefinite superlative smalest, definite superlative smaleste)

  1. narrow (having a small width)
  2. slim (waist etc.)

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse smalr, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Compare with English small.

Adjective

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smal (neuter singular smalt, definite singular and plural smale, comparative smalare, indefinite superlative smalast, definite superlative smalaste)

  1. narrow (having a small width)
  2. slim (waist etc.)

Derived terms

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References

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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *smalaz.

Adjective

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smal

  1. small

Inflection

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Declension of smal (a-stem)
strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative smal smal smal smala, smale
accusative smalan, smalen smala smal smala, smale
genitive smales smalero smales smalero
dative smalin, smalemo smalero smalin, smalemo smalon
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative smalo smala smala smalon
accusative smalon smalon smala smalon
genitive smalin smalon smalin smalono
dative smalin smalon smalin smalon

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • “smal”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz, whence also Old English smæl, Old Norse smalr.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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smal

  1. small

Descendants

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Papiamentu

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Etymology

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    Derived from Dutch smal.

    Adjective

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    smal

    1. narrow

    Polish

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈsmal/
    • Rhymes: -al
    • Syllabification: smal

    Verb

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    smal

    1. second-person singular imperative of smalić

    Swedish

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    Etymology

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    From Old Swedish smal, from Old Norse smalr, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Compare with English small.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    smal (comparative smalare, superlative smalast)

    1. not wide, narrow
      Antonym: bred
      att gå den smala vägen
      to walk the narrow road
    2. slim, slender, thin (of a person or body part, fairly neutral in itself)
      Antonyms: tjock, fet

    Declension

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    Inflection of smal
    Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
    common singular smal smalare smalast
    neuter singular smalt smalare smalast
    plural smala smalare smalast
    masculine plural2 smale smalare smalast
    Definite positive comparative superlative
    masculine singular3 smale smalare smalaste
    all smala smalare smalaste

    1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
    2 Dated or archaic.
    3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

    Derived terms

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    See also

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    Further reading

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    • “smal”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

    Anagrams

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