hjul

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hjól, hvél, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, cognate with Norwegian hjul, Swedish hjul, and English wheel. The Germanic noun originates from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos (wheel), which is also the source of Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) (cf. cyclus) and Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá) (cf. chakra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [juːˀl]
  • Homophone: jul

Noun

hjul n (singular definite hjulet, plural indefinite hjul)

  1. wheel

Inflection

Declension of hjul
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjul hjulet hjul hjulene
genitive hjuls hjulets hjuls hjulenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hjól, Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos (wheel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jʉːl/, /jʉːɽ/
  • Homophone: jul
  • Rhymes: -ʉːɽ

Noun

hjul n (definite singular hjulet, indefinite plural hjul, definite plural hjula or hjulene)

  1. a wheel

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hjól, Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos (wheel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jʉːl/
  • Homophone: jul

Noun

hjul n (definite singular hjulet, indefinite plural hjul, definite plural hjula)

  1. a wheel

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hiul, hiughl, from Old Norse hvél, hjól, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos (wheel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jʉːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: jul
  • Rhymes: -ʉːl

Noun

hjul n

  1. a wheel; a circular device capable of rotating on its axis

Declension

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