ankel

See also: ankle

Middle English

Noun

ankel

1. Alternative form of ancle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German ankel, enkel.

Noun

ankel m (definite singular ankelen, indefinite plural ankler, definite plural anklene)

1. (anatomy) an ankle (joint between leg and foot)

References

• “ankel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• okla, okle f or n

Etymology

From Middle Low German ankel, enkel, from Norwegian Bokmål ankel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑŋ.kəl/

Noun

ankel m (definite singular ankelen, indefinite plural anklar, definite plural anklane)

1. (anatomy) an ankle (joint between leg and foot)

References

• “ankel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German ankel, enkel.

Noun

ankel c

1. (anatomy) a malleolus (on either side of the ankle joint)

   Synonym: fotknöl

2. (anatomy) an ankle (joint between leg and foot)

   Synonym: vrist

Declension

Declension of ankel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ankel	ankeln	anklar	anklarna
Genitive	ankels	ankelns	anklars	anklarnas

Further reading

• ankel in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• ankel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• alken, enkla, kanel, laken

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English uncle.

Noun

ankel

1. paternal uncle; one's father's brother