schmal

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German smal, from Old High German smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Cognate with Dutch smal, Low German small, English small. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃmaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === schmal (strong nominative masculine singular schmaler, comparative schmaler or schmäler, superlative am schmalsten or am schmälsten) narrow, slender (not wide, comparatively long), small Synonym: eng (some contexts) (figurative) meagre, scarce Synonyms: knapp, karg, spärlich, mager ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “schmal”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “schmal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “schmal” in Duden online