Aal

See also: aal, AAL, a’al, a'al, and ål

German

Etymology

From Middle High German āl, from Old High German āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz, whence English eel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːl/, [ʔaːl]

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Aal m (genitive Aales or Aals, plural Aale, diminutive Älchen n)

1. eel
2. Bad crease or crumple
3. (slang) torpedo

Derived terms

Adjectives and verbs derived from Aal

• aalähnlich
• aalartig
• aalen
• aalförmig
• aalglatt
• aalgleich
• aalhaft

 

Nouns derived from Aal

• Aalbricke
• Aalfang
• Aalfischer
• Aalfischerei
• Aalgift
• Aalglippe
• Aalhamen
• Aalhaut
• Aalkasten
• Aalkorb
• Aalleiter
• Aalmolch
• Aalmöwe
• Aalmutter
• Aalquappe
• Aalräucherei
• Aalraupe
• Aalreuse
• Aalrinne
• Aalrute
• Aalrutte
• Aalschnur
• Aalschokker
• Aalspeer
• Aalstechen
• Aalsteige
• Aalstrich
• Aalsuppe
• Aaltierchen
• Aalverwandter
• Älchen
• Blankaal
• Breitkopf-Aal
• Entenschnabelaal
• Flussaal
• Fressaal
• Gelbaal
• Glasaal
• Grubenaal
• Langhalsaal
• Meeraal
• Parasitenaal
• Räucheraal
• Sandaal
• Schlangenaal
• Schnepfenaal
• Seeaal
• Silberaal
• Sommeraal
• Spickaal
• Spitzkopf-Aal
• Steigaal
• Tiefsee-Aal
• Wurmaal
• Zitteraal

 

Further reading

• “Aal” in Duden online
• Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Aal”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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German Low German

Alternative forms

• Ool

Etymology

From Old Saxon āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz, whence English eel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːl/

• audio:

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Noun

Aal m (plural Aal or Alen or Aals)

1. eel

Derived terms

• Aalfischer
• gröne Aal

Related terms

• alen

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)