škandál

See also: skandal, Skandal, and skandál

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from German Skandal, from Middle French scandale (“indignation caused by misconduct or defamatory speech”), from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum (“that on which one trips, cause of offense”, literally “stumbling block”), from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον (skándalon, “a trap laid for an enemy, a cause of moral stumbling”), from Proto-Indo-European *skand- (“to jump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃkandaːl]

Noun

škandál m inan (related adjective škandálny or škandalózny, diminutive škandálik)

1. scandal

Declension

Declension of škandál (pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	škandál	škandály
genitive	škandálu	škandálov
dative	škandálu	škandálom
accusative	škandál	škandály
locative	škandále	škandáloch
instrumental	škandálom	škandálmi

Derived terms

• škandálne, škandalózne

References

• “škandál”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024