smali

See also: Smali

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse smali (“livestock”). In the sense “herdsman” (attested since the 17th century[1][2]) the word is a shortening of smalamaður (“herdsman”), which is derived from this word in the sense “livestock”. The sense “assembler” is derived from the “herdsman” sense, being a poetic translation of English assembler. Ultimately derived from the adjective smalr (“small”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz, referring originally to smaller livestock, such as sheep and goats. Compare German Schmalvieh (“small livestock”).[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsmaːlɪ/
    Rhymes: -aːlɪ

Noun

smali m (genitive singular smala, nominative plural smalar)

  1. (obsolete, collective) livestock
  2. herder, herdsman
  3. (figuratively) someone who gathers people for an event, such as voting
  4. (computing) assembler (compiler for assembly language)

Declension
declension of smali
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative smali smalinn smalar smalarnir
accusative smala smalann smala smalana
dative smala smalanum smölum smölunum
genitive smala smalans smala smalanna

Synonyms

Derived terms
Terms derived from sense “livestock”
  • búsmali
Terms derived from sense “herdsman”
  • smala-
  • smalamennska
  • smalareið
  • smalaleið
  • smalaslóð
  • smalaþýða
Terms derived from sense “assembler”
  • smalamál (assembly language)
  • baksmali
  • eiginlegur smali
  • fjölvasmali
  • tilfærslusmali
  • verktökusmali
  • örsmali
Terms derived from other meanings
  • hengja smala
  • hengja smalann
  • smal
  • smala (to gather, to round up sheep; to assemble)

See also
  • hlaupastelpa

References
  1. “smali” in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans. Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  2. “smali“ in Ordbog over det norrøne prosasprog. University of Copenhagen. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  3. “smali” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

Old Norse

Etymology

From the adjective smalr (“small”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz, referring originally to smaller livestock, such as sheep and goats. Compare German Schmalvieh (“small livestock”).

Noun

smali m

  1. (collective) livestock

Descendants
  • Icelandic: smali
  • Faroese: smali, smala
  • Norwegian: smale
  • Swedish: smale (“sheep or goats”) (dialectal, collective), smala (“sheep”) (dialectal, countable)

References
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