ål

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Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse áll.

Noun[edit]

ål c (singular definite ålen, plural indefinite ål)

  1. eel
Inflection[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse alr.

Noun[edit]

ål c (singular definite ålen, plural indefinite åle)

  1. bodkin
Inflection[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse áll.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. an eel

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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

  1. an eel

References[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ål c

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

Declension[edit]

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

See also[edit]