schmal
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German smal, from Old High German smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Cognate with Dutch smal, English small.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]schmal (strong nominative masculine singular schmaler, comparative schmaler or schmäler, superlative am schmalsten or am schmälsten)
- narrow, slender (not wide, comparatively long)
- Synonym: eng (some contexts)
- (figurative) meagre, scarce
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of schmal
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist schmal | sie ist schmal | es ist schmal | sie sind schmal | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | schmaler | schmale | schmales | schmale |
genitive | schmalen | schmaler | schmalen | schmaler | |
dative | schmalem | schmaler | schmalem | schmalen | |
accusative | schmalen | schmale | schmales | schmale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der schmale | die schmale | das schmale | die schmalen |
genitive | des schmalen | der schmalen | des schmalen | der schmalen | |
dative | dem schmalen | der schmalen | dem schmalen | den schmalen | |
accusative | den schmalen | die schmale | das schmale | die schmalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein schmaler | eine schmale | ein schmales | (keine) schmalen |
genitive | eines schmalen | einer schmalen | eines schmalen | (keiner) schmalen | |
dative | einem schmalen | einer schmalen | einem schmalen | (keinen) schmalen | |
accusative | einen schmalen | eine schmale | ein schmales | (keine) schmalen |
Comparative forms of schmal
Superlative forms of schmal
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
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- Rhymes:German/aːl
- Rhymes:German/aːl/1 syllable
- German lemmas
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