hagl
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (“hail”), cognate with Norwegian hagl, Swedish hagel, English hail, German Hagel, Dutch hagel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /havˀl/, [hɑwˀl]
Noun
hagl n (singular definite haglet, plural indefinite hagl)
- (meteorology) hail, hailstone
- shot (small metal balls used as ammunition)
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hagl | haglet | hagl | haglene |
| genitive | hagls | haglets | hagls | haglenes |
Derived terms
References
- “hagl” in Den Danske Ordbog
- hagl on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Hagl (nedbør) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Hagl (våben) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (“hail”), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (“pebble, hail”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hakl/
- Rhymes: -akl
Noun
hagl n (genitive singular hagls, nominative plural högl)
- (precipitation) hail, a hailstone
- Synonym: haglél
- (in a gun) a shot, the small metal shots used as ammunition for shotguns
- the name of the Younger Futhark haglaz rune h
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hagl | haglið | högl | höglin |
| accusative | hagl | haglið | högl | höglin |
| dative | hagli | haglinu | höglum | höglunum |
| genitive | hagls | haglsins | hagla | haglanna |
Derived terms
Related terms
- bleikihagl
- gráp
- grjónabylur
- hagldropi
- haglkorn
- haglsteinn
- hegla
- snæhagl
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (“hail”), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (“pebble, hail”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɑɡl/, [ˈhɑ.ɡl̩]
Noun
hagl n (definite singular haglet, indefinite plural hagl, definite plural hagla or haglene)
- (uncountable) hail (precipitation in the form of hailstones)
- (countable) a hailstone
- (countable) shot (mass noun) pellets used as ammunition for shotguns
Derived terms
References
- “hagl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (“hail”), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (“pebble, hail”).
Noun
hagl n (definite singular haglet, indefinite plural hagl, definite plural hagla)
- (uncountable) hail (precipitation in the form of hailstones)
- (countable) a hailstone
- (countable) shot (mass noun) pellets used as ammunition for shotguns
Derived terms
References
- “hagl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.