# smal
## Danish
### Etymology

From late Old Norse smalr (“little”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Compare with English small.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /smal/, [smalˀ]

### Adjective

smal
* narrow, thin
* slim, slender

#### Inflection

$^1$ 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
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /smɑl/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: smal
* Homophone: Smal
* Rhymes: -ɑl

### Adjective

smal (comparative smaller, superlative smalst)
* narrow
* small

#### Derived terms

* smal vlieszaad
* smalheid
* smalle ijzervaren
* smalle weegbree
* smalte
* versmallen

#### Descendants

* Negerhollands: smaal, smal
* → Papiamentu: smal

### Anagrams

* mals

## Irish
### Verb

smal (present analytic smalann, future analytic smalfaidh, verbal noun smaladh, past participle smalta)
* Ulster form of smol (“to blight”)

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | smalaim | smalann tú; smalair$^†$ | smalann sé, sí | smalaimid | smalann sibh | smalann siad; smalaid$^†$ | a smalann; a smalas | smaltar |
| indicative | past | smal mé; smalas | smal tú; smalais | smal sé, sí | smalamar; smal muid | smal sibh; smalabhair | smal siad; smaladar | a smal / ar smal* | smaladh |
| indicative | past habitual | smalainn | smaltá | smaladh sé, sí | smalaimis; smaladh muid | smaladh sibh | smalaidís; smaladh siad | a smaladh / a smaladh* | smaltaí |
| future | future | smalfaidh mé; smalfad | smalfaidh tú; smalfair$^†$ | smalfaidh sé, sí | smalfaimid; smalfaidh muid | smalfaidh sibh | smalfaidh siad; smalfaid$^†$ | a smalfaidh; a smalfas | smalfar |
| conditional | conditional | smalfainn | smalfá | smalfadh sé, sí | smalfaimis; smalfadh muid | smalfadh sibh | smalfaidís; smalfadh siad | a smalfadh / a smalfadh* | smalfaí |
| subjunctive | present | go smala mé; go smalad$^†$ | go smala tú; go smalair$^†$ | go smala sé, sí | go smalaimid; go smala muid | go smala sibh | go smala siad; go smalaid$^†$ | — | go smaltar |
| subjunctive | past | dá smalainn | dá smaltá | dá smaladh sé, sí | dá smalaimis; dá smaladh muid | dá smaladh sibh | dá smalaidís; dá smaladh siad | — | dá smaltaí |
| imperative | imperative | smalaim | smal | smaladh sé, sí | smalaimis | smalaigí; smalaidh$^†$ | smalaidís | — | smaltar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | smaladh | smaladh | smaladh | smaladh | smaladh | smaladh | smaladh | smaladh |
| past participle | past participle | smalta | smalta | smalta | smalta | smalta | smalta | smalta | smalta |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* smale, smalle, smel, smæl, small

### Etymology

From Old English smæl, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /smal/, /smaːl/

### Adjective

smal (plural and weak singular smale, comparative smalre, superlative smalest)
* Small, minuscule.
* Little, few, scarce.
* Ground finely, not coarse.
* Of no worth, unimportant.

#### Descendants

* English: small
* Geordie English: sma'
* Scots: sma'
* Yola: smaale, small

### References

* “smā̆l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-02-23.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse smalr, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Compare with English small.

### Adjective

smal (neuter singular smalt, definite singular and plural smale, comparative smalere, indefinite superlative smalest, definite superlative smaleste)
* narrow (having a small width)
* slim (waist etc.)

#### Antonyms

* bred

#### Derived terms

* langsmal
* smalspor, smalsporet

#### Related terms

* smalne

### References

* “smal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse smalr, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Compare with English small.

### Adjective

smal (neuter singular smalt, definite singular and plural smale, comparative smalare, indefinite superlative smalast, definite superlative smalaste)
* narrow (having a small width)
* slim (waist etc.)

#### Derived terms

* langsmal
* smalspor

### References

* “smal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Dutch
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smalaz.

### Adjective

smal
* small

#### Descendants

* Middle Dutch: smal

#### Further reading

* “smal”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

## Old High German
### Etymology

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

### Adjective

smal
* small

#### Descendants

* Middle High German: smal
** Bavarian: schmål, schmoi
** German: schmal
** Hunsrik: schmaal
** Luxembourgish: schmuel
** Vilamovian: śmoł
** Yiddish: שמאָל (shmol)

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Dutch smal.

### Adjective

smal
* narrow

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsmal/
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: smal

### Verb

smal
* second-person singular imperative of smalić

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish smal, from Old Norse smalr, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Compare with English small.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

smal (comparative smalare, superlative smalast)
* not wide, narrow
    Antonym: bred
    att gå den smala vägento walk the narrow road
* slim, slender, thin (of a person or body part, fairly neutral in itself)
    Antonyms: tjock, fet

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

#### Derived terms

* smal som en pinne
* smal som en sticka
* smalmat
* smalspår
* trådsmal

#### See also

* tunn (“thin”)

### Further reading

* smal in Svensk ordbok.

### Anagrams

* alms, mals