Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skal/, [sɡ̊alˀ]

Noun

skal c (singular definite skallen, plural indefinite skaller)

1. shell, valve
2. skin, peel, rind
3. skull

Inflection

Etymology 2

See skulle ‎(“should”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ska/, [ˈsɡa]
• IPA^(key): /skal/, [ˈsɡal]

Verb

skal

1. present tense of skulle

Etymology 3

See skalle ‎(“peel, flake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skal/, [sɡ̊alˀ]

Verb

skal

1. imperative of skalle

Faroese

Verb

skal

• 1st and 3rd person singular present form of skula

1. I, he, she, it shall, ought to

Conjugation

Usage notes

• danskt skal lærast væl - Danish ought to be learned well

Gothic

Romanization

skal

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

skal

1. present tense of skulle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skal n ‎(definite singular skalet, indefinite plural skal, definite plural skala)

1. shell

   Krabben hadde nett skift skal.

   The crab had just gotten a new shell.

Verb

skal

1. present tense of skulla and skulle

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skal.

Pronunciation

Noun

skal n

1. (uncountable and countable) shell (a hard covering)
2. (usually uncountable) peel; outer layer or cover of a fruit or vegetable

Declension

Volapük

Noun

skal ‎(plural skals)

1. pot, cup

Declension