"skäl" meaning in Swedish

See skäl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɧɛːl/ Audio: Sv-skäl.ogg [Gotland]
Rhymes: -ɛːl Etymology: From Low German shel, schele, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *skiljaną (“to divide, split”). Etymology templates: {{bor|sv|nds|shel}} Low German shel, {{m|nds|schele}} schele, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*skiljaną|t=to divide, split}} Proto-Germanic *skiljaną (“to divide, split”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=n|g2=|head=|sort=}} skäl n, {{sv-noun|n}} skäl n Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-n-zero}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], skäl [indefinite, nominative, singular], skälet [definite, nominative, singular], skäl [indefinite, nominative, plural], skälen [definite, nominative, plural], skäls [genitive, indefinite, singular], skälets [definite, genitive, singular], skäls [genitive, indefinite, plural], skälens [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. cause, purpose, the reason why something is done Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-skäl-sv-noun-nDcQAteg
  2. parting (of roads) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-skäl-sv-noun-RpsamCBW
  3. (weaving) shed (parting of warps) Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Weaving
    Sense id: en-skäl-sv-noun-euRoiPqP Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 18 24 58 Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles, weaving
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anständighetsskäl, asylskäl, bekvämlighetsskäl, beredskapsskäl, diskretionsskäl, domskäl, effektivitetsskäl, familjeskäl, flyktingskäl, förnuftsskäl, försiktighetsskäl, ha sina randiga skäl, humanitetsskäl, huvudskäl, hälsoskäl, kostnadsskäl, känsloskäl, miljöskäl, motskäl, prestigeskäl, principskäl, rättviseskäl, sakskäl, samvetsskäl, sekretesskäl, skatteskäl, skälig, sparsamhetsskäl, svepskäl, säkerhetsskäl, vägskäl, åldersskäl

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for skäl meaning in Swedish (4.5kB)

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      "word": "beredskapsskäl"
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      "word": "diskretionsskäl"
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      "word": "kostnadsskäl"
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      "word": "känsloskäl"
    },
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      "word": "miljöskäl"
    },
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      "word": "motskäl"
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      "form": "sv-infl-noun-n-zero",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "skäl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "skälet",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skäl",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "skälen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "cause, purpose, the reason why something is done"
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        [
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          "reason"
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            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        "shed (parting of warps)"
      ],
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          "shed"
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        "neuter"
      ],
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        "business",
        "manufacturing",
        "textiles",
        "weaving"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ɧɛːl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛːl"
    },
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      "homophone": "själ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "stjäl"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gotland"
      ],
      "text": "audio (Gotland)"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Rhymes:Swedish/ɛːl/1 syllable",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish neuter nouns",
    "Swedish nouns",
    "Swedish terms borrowed from Low German",
    "Swedish terms derived from Low German",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Swedish terms with audio links",
    "Swedish terms with homophones"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "anständighetsskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "asylskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "bekvämlighetsskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "beredskapsskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "diskretionsskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "domskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "effektivitetsskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "familjeskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "flyktingskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "förnuftsskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "försiktighetsskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha sina randiga skäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "humanitetsskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "huvudskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "hälsoskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "kostnadsskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "känsloskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "miljöskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "motskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "prestigeskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "principskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "rättviseskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "sakskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "samvetsskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "sekretesskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "skatteskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "skälig"
    },
    {
      "word": "sparsamhetsskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "svepskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "säkerhetsskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "vägskäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "åldersskäl"
    }
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "skäls",
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    },
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      "form": "skälens",
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  "lang_code": "sv",
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        "business",
        "manufacturing",
        "textiles",
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    },
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    },
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      "homophone": "stjäl"
    },
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      "tags": [
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}

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