høvl

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German hōvel, which has also been borrowed to Swedish hyvel and German Hobel. It may be a backformation from the verb hȫvelen, see høvle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /høvˀl/, [ˈhœwˀl]

Noun

høvl c (singular definite høvlen, plural indefinite høvle)

  1. (carpentry) plane

Declension

Declension of høvl
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative høvl høvlen høvle høvlene
genitive høvls høvlens høvles høvlenes

Verb

høvl

  1. imperative of høvle