ål

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See also: aal, Aal, AAL, a’al, a'al, and Appendix:Variations of "al"

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse áll.

Noun

ål c (singular definite ålen, plural indefinite ål)

  1. eel
Inflection
Declension of ål
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ål ålen ål ålene
genitive åls ålens åls ålenes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse alr.

Noun

ål c (singular definite ålen, plural indefinite åle)

  1. bodkin
Inflection
Declension of ål
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ål ålen åle ålene
genitive åls ålens åles ålenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

From Old Norse áll.

Noun

ål m (definite singular ålen, indefinite plural åler, definite plural ålene)

  1. an eel

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From Old Norse áll, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz of unclear origin.

Noun

ål m (definite singular ålen, indefinite plural ålar, definite plural ålane)

  1. an eel
  2. a groove at the bottom of a body of water
  3. a stripe along the back of an animal

References

  • “ål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “ål”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish āl, from Old Norse áll, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

ål c

  1. an eel
  2. a dorsal stripe on a horse

Declension

Declension of ål 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ål ålen ålar ålarna
Genitive åls ålens ålars ålarnas

Derived terms

References

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