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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Danish nykil, cognate with Swedish nyckel and Norwegian nøkkel, possibly identical to the following word. Alternatively, it is a younger form, with dissimilation, of Old Danish lykil (cf. also Jutlandic løgel), from Old Norse lykill, derived from the verb lúka (“to close, lock”), from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną.
Noun
nøgle c (singular definite nøglen, plural indefinite nøgler)
- key
- clef
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hnykill (“swelling”), derived from the noun Proto-Germanic *hnukkaz, *hnukkô (“hook”), cf. Danish nok (“tap”) (dialect), Icelandic hnokki (“hook”), Old English hnocc (“hook, penis”).
Noun
nøgle n (singular definite nøglet, plural indefinite nøgler)
- ball (quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape)
Declension