øl

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (beer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /øl/,
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

øl n (singular definite øllet, plural indefinite øl)

  1. beer (liquid)

Inflection

Noun

øl c (singular definite øllen, plural indefinite øller or øl)

  1. beer (serving of ~)

Inflection

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (beer).

Pronunciation

Noun

øl n (genitive singular øls, uncountable)

  1. beer

Declension

Declension of øl (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative øl ølið
accusative øl ølið
dative øli ølinum
genitive øls ølsins

Noun

øl f (genitive singular ølar, plural ølir)

  1. (countable) beer (a bottle of beer)

Declension

Declension of øl
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative øl ølin ølir ølirnar
accusative øl ølina ølir ølirnar
dative øl ølini ølum ølunum
genitive ølar ølarinnar øla ølanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (beer).

Pronunciation

Noun

øl n (definite singular ølet) (the drink itself)

øl m (definite singular ølen, indefinite plural øl, definite plural ølene) (a glass, bottle or can of beer)

  1. beer (alcoholic drink)
  2. a beer (in a glass, bottle or can)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Alternative forms

  • òl (rare, dialectal)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (beer).

Noun

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øl n (definite singular ølet, uncountable)

  1. beer
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From øl n

Noun

øl f or m (definite singular ølen or øla, indefinite plural ølar or øler, definite plural ølane or ølene)

  1. a portion of beer

References

Swedish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Danish øl (beer).

Noun

øl n or c

  1. Deliberate misspelling of öl (beer), as when it is concidered Danish.
    • 1910, Albert Engström, “Köpenhamn [Copenhagen]”, in Min 5te bok [My 5th book], page 124:
      Gamle Carlsbergs Øl har alltid intresserat mig, icke blott genom sina utmärkta egenskaper som øl betraktadt utan kanske mäst såsom motorn till en stor del af Köpenhamns andliga framåtskridande.
      Old Carlsberg's Beer has always interested me, not only because of its excellent qualities as a beer but perhaps more so as the driving force behind a significant part of Copenhagen's intellectual progress.

Declension (neuter)

Declension (common)