hvel

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰvɛːl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːl

Noun

hvel n (genitive singular hvels, nominative plural hvel)

  1. hemisphere
    1. (geography) half of the Earth
    2. (anatomy) cerebral hemisphere
      Synonym: heilahvel
    3. (architecture) dome
      Synonyms: hvelfing, hvolf, festing
  2. wheel
    Synonym: hjól
  3. disc, circle
    Synonyms: kringla, hringur

Declension

Declension of hvel (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvel hvelið hvel hvelin
accusative hvel hvelið hvel hvelin
dative hveli hvelinu hvelum hvelunum
genitive hvels hvelsins hvela hvelanna

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