formel
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English
Etymology
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Noun
formel (plural formels)
- (rare) An adult female hawk or eagle.
- 1987, Meredith Ann Pierce, Birth of the Firebringer, page 39:
- "There was a serpent in the gryphon's eye, he realized slowly, a snake and a hawk that danced and circled one another. The formel's voice lilted, drifting in and out of his thoughts."
- 1879, David Laing Purves, The Canterbury Tales and Other Poems:
- "... and as, in “The Assembly of Fowls,” the formel or female eagle, who is supposed to represent the Lady Blanche, ..."
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Danish
Etymology 1
From Latin formula, diminutive of fōrma (“shape, form”).
Noun
formel c (singular definite formlen or formelen, plural indefinite formler)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | formel | formlen formelen |
formler | formlerne |
| genitive | formels | formlens formelens |
formlers | formlernes |
Etymology 2
From French formel (“formal”), from Latin formalis, from fōrma (“shape, form”).
Adjective
formel
Inflection
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | formel | — | —2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | formelt | — | —2 |
| plural | formelle | — | —2 |
| definite attributive1 | formelle | — | — |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
See also
formel on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin formālis, from forma (“form”) (whence forme).
Pronunciation
Adjective
formel (feminine formelle, masculine plural formels, feminine plural formelles)
Related terms
Further reading
- “formel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
formel m (definite singular formelen, indefinite plural formler, definite plural formlene)
- a formula
References
- “formel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
formel m (definite singular formelen, indefinite plural formlar, definite plural formlane)
- a formula
References
- “formel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Noun
formel c
- (mathematics, chemistry) formula; an expression formulated by the use of symbols
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | formel | formels |
| definite | formeln | formelns | |
| plural | indefinite | formler | formlers |
| definite | formlerna | formlernas |
Derived terms
- trollformel (“magic spell”)
References
- formel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- formel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- formel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Turkish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
formel
Declension
| present tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I am) | formelim | formel miyim? |
| sen (you are) | formelsin | formel misin? |
| o (he/she/it is) | formel / formel?ir | formel mi? |
| biz (we are) | formeliz | formel miyiz? |
| siz (you are) | formelsiniz | formel misiniz? |
| onlar (they are) | formel(ler) | formel(ler) mi? |
| past tense | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I was) | formel?im | formel miydim? |
| sen (you were) | formel?in | formel miydin? |
| o (he/she/it was) | formel?i | formel miydi? |
| biz (we were) | formel?ik | formel miydik? |
| siz (you were) | formel?iniz | formel miydiniz? |
| onlar (they were) | formel?iler | formel miydiler? |
| indirect past | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I was) | formelmişim | formel miymişim? |
| sen (you were) | formelmişsin | formel miymişsin? |
| o (he/she/it was) | formelmiş | formel miymiş? |
| biz (we were) | formelmişiz | formel miymişiz? |
| siz (you were) | formelmişsiniz | formel miymişsiniz? |
| onlar (they were) | formelmişler | formel miymişler? |
| conditional | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (if I) | formelsem | formel miysem? |
| sen (if you) | formelsen | formel miysen? |
| o (if he/she/it) | formelse | formel miyse? |
| biz (if we) | formelsek | formel miysek? |
| siz (if you) | formelseniz | formel miyseniz? |
| onlar (if they) | formelseler | formel miyseler? |
For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.