skjall

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /scatl/
• Rhymes: -atl

Etymology 1

From the verb skjalla (“to flatter”).

Noun

skjall n (genitive singular skjalls, no plural)

1. flattery, adulation

Declension

Declension of skjall (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	skjall	skjallið
accusative	skjall	skjallið
dative	skjalli	skjallinu
genitive	skjalls	skjallsins

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skjall, from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to divide”) or *(s)kel- (“to cover”). See also Proto-Germanic *skal- (“testicles”).

Noun

skjall n (genitive singular skjalls, nominative plural skjöll)

1. (ovology) the membrane between the shell and the egg white

Declension

Declension of skjall (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skjall	skjallið	skjöll	skjöllin
accusative	skjall	skjallið	skjöll	skjöllin
dative	skjalli	skjallinu	skjöllum	skjöllunum
genitive	skjalls	skjallsins	skjalla	skjallanna