skal

From Proto-Germanic *skalō, cognate with German Schale.

• IPA^(key): /skalˀ/, [ˈsɡ̊alˀ]

skal c (singular definite skallen, plural indefinite skaller)

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /skal(ˀ)/, [ˈsɡ̊alˀ], [ˈsɡ̊al], [ˈsɡ̊a]

skal

1. present tense of skulle

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /skalˀ/, [ˈsɡ̊alˀ]

skal

1. imperative of skalle

• Rhymes: -ɛaːl

From the verb skula.

skal

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

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

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

Conjugation of skula (irregular)
infinitive	skula
supine	skulað
participle	—	—
	present	past
first singular	skal	skuldi
second singular	skalt	skuldi
third singular	skal	skuldi
plural	skulu/skula	skuldu
	imperative
singular	—!
plural	—!

From Old Norse skal.

skal n (genitive singular skals, plural skøl)

1. shell, peel, rind, skin

Declension of skal
n5	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skal	skalið	skøl	skølini
accusative	skal	skalið	skøl	skølini
dative	skali	skalinum	skølum	skølunum
genitive	skals	skalsins	skala	skalanna

• hylki, útskinn, flus

• eggjaskal, nøtarskal
• appilsinskal, bananskal, drúvuskal, eplaskal, sitrónskal

skal

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻

skal

1. first/third-person singular present indicative of skulu

skal

1. first/third-person singular present of skel

skal

1. present tense of skulle

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

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by skall

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /skɑːl/

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.

• IPA^(key): /skɑlː/

skal

1. present of skulla

• “skal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

skal

1. first/third-person singular present active indicative of skulu

skal

1. first-person present indicative of skulan
2. third-person present indicative of skulan

skal

1. first-person present indicative of skula
2. third-person present indicative of skula

• IPA^(key): /ˈskal/
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: skal

skal f

1. genitive plural of skala

   Synonym: skali

From Old Swedish skal, from Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cleave”). Compare Danish skæl, Dutch schaal, Dutch schil, English shale, English shell, German Schale, Norwegian skjell.

• IPA^(key): /skɑːl/

• Audio:

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skal n

1. (usually uncountable when thought of as a substance) shell ((hard) external covering of an animal, egg, nut, various objects, etc. – used similarly to English)
2. (usually uncountable) peel, skin (outer layer or cover of a fruit or vegetable)

   bananskal

   banana peel

3. a hard case (especially for a mobile phone, tablet computer, or the like)
4. (computing) a shell

   Synonym: skalprogram

• skala (“to peel”)

• etui
• fodral
• kommandorad (“command line”)
• kommandotolk (“command-line interpreter”)

• skal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• skal in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• IDG:s ordlista

• Klas

skal (nominative plural skals)

1. pot, cup