hjól

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hjól, from Proto-Germanic *hweulō (plural of *hwehwlą, whence hvæl), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷléh₂, plural of *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos (wheel). Compare Old English hwēol, Old Saxon hwiol, Old Frisian hwēl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hjól n (genitive singular hjóls, plural hjól)

  1. a wheel
  2. (of a bicycle or car) a tyre/tire

Declension

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Declension of hjól
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjól hjólið hjól hjólini
accusative hjól hjólið hjól hjólini
dative hjóli hjólinum hjólum hjólunum
genitive hjóls hjólsins hjóla hjólanna

References

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  1. ^ Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 116

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hjól, originally the plural of hvel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hjól n (genitive singular hjóls, nominative plural hjól)

  1. a wheel
  2. (of a bicycle or car) a tire
  3. a bike (short for reiðhjól)

Declension

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    Declension of hjól
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjól hjólið hjól hjólin
accusative hjól hjólið hjól hjólin
dative hjóli hjólinu hjólum hjólunum
genitive hjóls hjólsins hjóla hjólanna

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hweulō (plural of *hwehwlą, whence hvél), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷléh₂, plural of *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos (wheel). Compare Old English hwēol, Old Saxon hwiol, Old Frisian hwēl.

Noun

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hjól n

  1. wheel

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: hjól
  • Faroese: hjól
  • Norwegian: hjul
  • Norn: hurl
  • Elfdalian: juol
  • Old Swedish: hiūl, hiughl
  • Danish: hjul

References

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press