skål

See also: skal, skál, skäl, and škál

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skál (“bowl”), Proto-Germanic *skēlō. Also compare Dutch schaal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔːl/, [ˈskɔ̰ːl], [ˈskɔˀl]

Interjection

skål

1. cheers! (as in a toast, only; not as a greeting)

Noun

skål c (singular definite skålen, plural indefinite skåle)

1. bowl, basin, cup
2. bowlful
3. scale

Inflection

Declension of skål

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skål	skålen	skåle	skålene
genitive	skåls	skålens	skåles	skålenes

Noun

skål c (singular definite skålen, plural indefinite skåler)

1. toast

Inflection

Declension of skål

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skål	skålen	skåler	skålerne
genitive	skåls	skålens	skålers	skålernes

Verb

skål

1. imperative of skåle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skoːl/ or IPA^(key): /skoːɽ/

Interjection

skål

1. cheers! (as in a toast, only; not as a greeting. Connected with toast below)

Noun

skål f or m (definite singular skåla or skålen, indefinite plural skåler, definite plural skålene)

1. a bowl
2. a dish
3. a saucer

   kopp og skål - cup and saucer

4. a toast (when having a drink)
5. a cup (part of a bra)

Derived terms

• hundeskål
• petriskål

Related terms

• (sense 4): skåle

Verb

skål

1. imperative of skåle

References

• “skål” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɔːl/, /skɔːɽ/

Interjection

skål

1. cheers! (as in a toast, only; not as a greeting. Connected with toast below)

Noun

skål f (definite singular skåla, indefinite plural skåler, definite plural skålene)

1. a bowl
2. a dish
3. a saucer

   kopp og skål - cup and saucer

4. a toast (when having a drink)
5. a cup (part of a bra)

Derived terms

• hundeskål
• petriskål

References

• “skål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skoːl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oːl

Interjection

skål

1. cheers, as in a toast, only. Not as a greeting.

Noun

skål c

1. a bowl; a container
2. a toast; a raising of glasses while drinking and saying "cheers!"

Declension

Declension of skål
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skål	skålen	skålar	skålarna
Genitive	skåls	skålens	skålars	skålarnas

Derived terms

• mellan skål och vägg
• skål för nykterheten

See also

• djuptallrik (“soup plate, pasta bowl (deep plate)”)

References

• skål in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skål in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skål in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• skål in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

• kåls