Noun: smali
Gender: m
Declension:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | smali |
| Sg. Def. | smalinn |
| Pl. Indef. | smalar |
| Pl. Def. | smalarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | smala |
| Sg. Def. | smalans |
| Pl. Indef. | smala |
| Pl. Def. | smalanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | smala |
| Sg. Def. | smalanum |
| Pl. Indef. | smölum |
| Pl. Def. | smölunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | smala |
| Sg. Def. | smalann |
| Pl. Indef. | smala |
| Pl. Def. | smalana |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like smali
verðbréfasali,
sandali,
næturgali,
eiturlyfjasali,
Sómali,
smali,
skali,
skartgripasali,
leigusali,
dýraspítali,
spítali,
bali,
hali,
rafali,
Etymology
From Old Norse smali (“livestock”). In the sense “herdsman” (attested since the 17th century) the word is a shortening of smalamaður (“herdsman”), which is derived from this word in the sense “livestock”. The sense “assembler” is derived from the “herdsman” sense, being a poetic translation of English assembler. Ultimately derived from the adjective smalr (“small”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz, referring originally to smaller livestock, such as sheep and goats. Compare German Schmalvieh (“small livestock”). See: Old Norse Nouns '
smali'.
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