knöl

See also: knol, Knol, and knøl

Swedish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knøːl/

Noun

knöl c

  1. knob, knot, bump
  2. lump (possibly a tumor), tumor (if confirmed)
    Synonym: tumör (“tumor”)
    cancerknöl ― cancer tumor
  3. hump (boorish person)

Usage notes

A hump on a camel is a puckel.

Declension

Declension of knöl
nominative genitive
singular indefinite knöl knöls
definite knölen knölens
plural indefinite knölar knölars
definite knölarna knölarnas

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Finnish: knööli
  • Norwegian Bokmål: knøl

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