knall

See also: Knall and knall-

German

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -al

Verb

knall

1. singular imperative of knallen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of knallen

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish knald.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰnalː/
• Rhymes: -alː

Noun

knall n (genitive singular knalls, nominative plural knöll)

1. Christmas cracker

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the verb knalle; compare with German Knall.

Noun

knall n (definite singular knallet, indefinite plural knall, definite plural knalla or knallene)

1. bang, crack, detonation, explosion

Derived terms

• knall og fall

Interjection

knall!

1. great! super!

See also

• knall-

References

• “knall” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Knall.

Noun

knall n (definite singular knallet, indefinite plural knall, definite plural knalla)

1. bang, crack, detonation, explosion

Derived terms

• knallblå
• knall og fall
• knalloransje

Interjection

knall!

1. great! super!

References

• “knall” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Knall.

Noun

knall c

1. a short, sharp bang, like a report
2. (colloquial, especially in sports) a sensation

Declension

Declension of knall

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	knall	knalls
	definite	knallen	knallens
plural	indefinite	knallar	knallars
	definite	knallarna	knallarnas

Derived terms

• dö knall och fall (“die suddenly and unexpectedly”)
• knallpulver (“percussive explosive”)
• knallpulverpistol (“cap gun”)

Related terms

• knalla

See also

• pang (“bang”)

Etymology 2

Perhaps a clipping of knallfull.

Adjective

knall (not comparable)

1. (only used predicatively) drunk (intoxicated)

References

• knall in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knall in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knall in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)