hvæl

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkvɛaːl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛaːl
  • Homophones: hval, kval

Noun

hvæl n (genitive singular hvæls, plural hvæl)

  1. (poetic) a wheel

Declension

n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvæl hvælið hvæl hvælini
accusative hvæl hvælið hvæl hvælini
dative hvæli hvælinum hvælum hvælunum
genitive hvæls hvælsins hvæla hvælanna
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