kägla
See also: kagla
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German, but of uncertain origin outside of Germanic; see German Kegel (“pin, skittle”).
Noun
kägla c
- a cone (something cone-shaped)
- a pin (in bowling)
- Synonym: bowlingkägla
- a skittle (in skittles)
Usage notes
Turns into kägel- in compounds.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kägla | käglas |
| definite | käglan | käglans | |
| plural | indefinite | käglor | käglors |
| definite | käglorna | käglornas |
Derived terms
- bowlingkägla
- kägel (“nine-pin bowling”)
- kägelbana
- kägelformig
- kägelsnitt (“conic section”)
- kägelspel
- kägelventil
- ljuskägla (“cone-shaped light”)
- strålkastarkägla
- vulkankägla
See also
- bowling
- bowlingklot (“bowling ball”)
- kon
- strut
References
- kägla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kägla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kägla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kägel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- Llewellyn, E.C.: The Influence of Low Dutch on the English Vocabulary