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smal

smal

See also: smàl and smäl

Danish

Adjective

smal

  1. narrow, thin
  2. slim, slender

Inflection

Inflection of smal
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular smal smallere smallest2
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

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Adjective

smal (comparative smaller, superlative smalst)

  1. narrow

Inflection

Inflection 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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse smalr

Adjective

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.)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse smalr

Adjective

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.)

References


Old Dutch

Etymology

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

Adjective

smal

  1. small

Descendants


Old High German

Etymology

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

Adjective

smal

  1. small

Descendants


Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish smal, from Old Norse smalr, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

smal (comparative smalare, superlative smalast)

  1. thin, slim, narrow in size

Declension

Inflection of smal
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular smal smalare smalast
Neuter singular smalt smalare smalast
Plural smala smalare smalast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 smale smalare smalaste
All smala smalare smalaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Related terms

  • smalmat
  • smalspår
  • trådsmal