formel

See also: Formel

English

Etymology

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Noun

formel (plural formels)

1. (rare) An adult female hawk or eagle.
   • 1987, Meredith Ann Pierce, Birth of the Firebringer, page 39:

     There was a serpent in the gryphon's eye, he realized slowly, a snake and a hawk that danced and circled one another. The formel's voice lilted, drifting in and out of his thoughts.

Related terms

• tiercel

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Latin formula, diminutive of fōrma (“shape, form”).

Noun

formel c (singular definite formlen or formelen, plural indefinite formler)

1. formula

Inflection

Declension of formel

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	formel	formlen formelen	formler	formlerne
genitive	formels	formlens formelens	formlers	formlernes

Etymology 2

From French formel (“formal”), from Latin formalis, from fōrma (“shape, form”).

Adjective

formel

1. formal

Inflection

Inflection of formel
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	formel	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	formelt	—	—2
Plural	formelle	—	—2
Definite attributive1	formelle	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

See also

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin formālis, from forma (“form”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔʁ.mɛl/

Adjective

formel (feminine formelle, masculine plural formels, feminine plural formelles)

1. formal; official

   Antonym: informel

2. adamant, positive, certain

   Synonym: catégorique

Related terms

• forme

Further reading

• “formel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin formula

Noun

formel m (definite singular formelen, indefinite plural formler, definite plural formlene)

1. a formula

References

• “formel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin formula

Noun

formel m (definite singular formelen, indefinite plural formlar, definite plural formlane)

1. a formula

References

• “formel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

formel c

1. (mathematics, chemistry) formula; an expression formulated by the use of symbols

Declension

Declension of formel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	formel	formeln	formler	formlerna
Genitive	formels	formelns	formlers	formlernas