skáli

See also: skali and skaļi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skáli (“barn, drinking hall”), from Proto-Norse *skawalan-, cognate with Norwegian Bokmål skåle (“shed”). May ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskauːlɪ/

  Rhymes: -auːlɪ

Noun

skáli m (genitive singular skála, nominative plural skálar)

1. hut, shed
2. lodge
3. hall

Declension

Declension of skáli (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skáli	skálinn	skálar	skálarnir
accusative	skála	skálann	skála	skálana
dative	skála	skálanum	skálum	skálunum
genitive	skála	skálans	skála	skálanna

Derived terms

• aðalskáli
• forskáli
• hermannaskáli