Schall

See also: schall

English

Proper noun

Schall (plural Schalls)

  1. A surname.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schal, from Old High German scal, from Proto-West Germanic *skellan, from Proto-Germanic *skellaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, shout”).

Cognate with Dutch schal and Swedish skall. Compare English low (“to moo”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Schall m (strong, genitive Schalles or Schalls, plural (both rare) Schälle or Schalle)

  1. (physics) sound
    Synonyms: Ton, Geräusch, Klang, Laut
  2. (otherwise usually more restricted) a resonating sound, one that is either very loud or reverberant

Declension
Declension of Schall [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schall die Schälle, Schalle
genitive eines des Schalles, Schalls der Schälle, Schalle
dative einem dem Schall, Schalle1 den Schällen, Schallen
accusative einen den Schall die Schälle, Schalle

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Schall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Schall” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Schall” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German schal, from Old High German scal, from Proto-Germanic *skellan-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, shout”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃal/

Noun

Schall m (plural Schell or Schall)

  1. sound

References
  1. “Schall” in Duden online
  2. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German schal, from Old High German scal, from Proto-West Germanic *skellan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɑl/
    • Rhymes: -ɑl

Noun

Schall m (uncountable)

  1. sound

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German schal, from Old High German scal, from Proto-West Germanic *skellan. Compare German Schall.

Noun

Schall m (plural Schalle)

  1. sound
  2. echo
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