pariserhjul

Norwegian Bokmål

FWOTD – 28 January 2016

Etymology

From pariser (“Parisian”) +‎ hjul (the reference to Paris is of unclear origin, as it was invented by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. in the United States).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑriːsərjʉːɽ/
• Rhymes: -ʉːɽ

Noun

pariserhjul n (definite singular pariserhjulet, indefinite plural pariserhjul, definite plural pariserhjula or pariserhjulene)

1. a Ferris wheel, or big wheel (UK)
   • Ed., "De unge byplanleggerne", Dagsavisen, 2nd March 2008.

     Nytorget har fått pariserhjul, trampoline og slush-butikk.

     Nytorget (a square in Stavanger) has obtained a Ferris wheel, a trampoline and a slush puppy store.

References

• “pariserhjul” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From pariser (“Parisian”) +‎ hjul (see note above).

Noun

pariserhjul n (definite singular pariserhjulet, indefinite plural pariserhjul, definite plural pariserhjula)

1. a Ferris wheel, or big wheel (UK)

References

• “pariserhjul” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

ett pariserhjul

Etymology

From pariser (“Parisian”) +‎ hjul (“wheel”). The Grande Roue de Paris was, for two decades, the tallest Ferris wheel in the world.

Noun

pariserhjul n

1. a Ferris wheel

Declension

Declension of pariserhjul

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	pariserhjul	pariserhjuls
	definite	pariserhjulet	pariserhjulets
plural	indefinite	pariserhjul	pariserhjuls
	definite	pariserhjulen	pariserhjulens

See also

• nöjesfält (“amusement park”)

References

• “pariserhjul”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “pariserhjul”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “pariserhjul”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)