øl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ol"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“beer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øl/, [øl]

• Audio:

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Noun

øl n (singular definite øllet, plural indefinite øl)

1. beer (liquid)

Inflection

Declension of øl

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	øl	øllet	øl	øllene
genitive	øls	øllets	øls	øllenes

Noun

øl c (singular definite øllen, plural indefinite øller or øl)

1. beer (serving of ~)

Inflection

Declension of øl

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	øl	øllen	øller øl	øllerne øllene
genitive	øls	øllens	øllers øls	øllernes øllenes

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“beer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [øːl]

Noun

øl n (genitive singular øls, uncountable)

1. beer

Declension

n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	øl	ølið
accusative	øl	ølið
dative	øli	ølinum
genitive	øls	ølsins

Noun

øl f (genitive singular ølar, plural ølir)

1. (countable) beer (a bottle of beer)

Declension

f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	øl	ølin	ølir	ølirnar
accusative	øl	ølina	ølir	ølirnar
dative	øl	ølini	ølum	ølunum
genitive	ølar	ølarinnar	øla	ølanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• øll (nonstandard reform spelling)

Etymology

From Danish øl, from Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“beer”). The short-vowel pronunciation was originally chiefly restricted to Oslo, for which reason the form øl, ølet was standardized instead of øll, øllet (cf. Danish øl, øllet). However, this pronunciation has now established itself more widely, making the current spelling irregular.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œl/, (dated) /øːl/
• Rhymes: -œl

Noun

øl n (definite singular ølet)

1. beer (the drink as such)

Derived terms

• boksøl
• ingefærøl
• ølboks
• ølskvett
• ølstue

Noun

øl m (definite singular ølen, indefinite plural øl, definite plural ølene)

1. a portion (glass, bottle) of beer

References

• “øl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• òl (rare, dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“beer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øːl/
• Rhymes: -øːl

Noun

øl n (definite singular ølet, uncountable)

1. beer (the drink as such)

Derived terms

• boksøl
• ingefærøl
• ølboks
• ølbolle
• ølkjenge
• ølskvett
• ølstove

Noun

øl f or m (definite singular ølen or øla, indefinite plural ølar or øler, definite plural ølane or ølene)

1. a portion (glass, bottle) of beer

References

• “øl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Danish øl (“beer”).

Noun

øl n or c

1. deliberate misspelling of öl (“beer”), as when it is considered Danish.
   • 1910, Albert Engström, “Köpenhamn [Copenhagen]”, in Min 5te bok [My 5th book], page 124:

     Gamle Carlsbergs Øl har alltid intresserat mig, icke blott genom sina utmärkta egenskaper som øl betraktadt utan kanske mäst såsom motorn till en stor del af Köpenhamns andliga framåtskridande.

     Old Carlsberg's Beer has always interested me, not only because of its excellent qualities as a beer but perhaps more so as the driving force behind a significant part of Copenhagen's intellectual progress.

Declension (neuter)

Declension of øl

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	øl	øls
	definite	ølet	ølets
plural	indefinite	øl	øls
	definite	ølen	ølens

Declension of øl

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	øl	øls
	definite	ølet	ølets
plural	indefinite	øler	ølers
	definite	ølerna	ølernas

Declension (common)

Declension of øl

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	øl	øls
	definite	ølen	ølens
plural	indefinite	øl	øls
	definite	ølen	ølens