nøgle
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Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Danish nykil, cognate with Swedish nyckel and Norwegian nøkkel, possibly identical to the following word. Alternatively, it is a younger form, with dissimilation, of Old Danish lykil (cf. also Jutlandic løgel), from Old Norse lykill, derived from the verb lúka (“to close, lock”), from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną.
Noun[edit]
nøgle c (singular definite nøglen, plural indefinite nøgler)
Declension[edit]
Declension of nøgle
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse hnykill (“swelling”), derived from the noun Proto-Germanic *hnukkaz, *hnukkô (“hook”), cf. Danish nok (“tap”) (dialect), Icelandic hnokki (“hook”), Old English hnocc (“hook, penis”).
Noun[edit]
nøgle n (singular definite nøglet, plural indefinite nøgler)
- ball (quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape)
Declension[edit]
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- Rhymes:Danish/ʌjlə
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- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
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