göl

§NounEdit

göl (definite accusative gölü, plural göllər)

1. (geography) lake

§DeclensionEdit

§EtymologyEdit

Old Swedish *gyl, from Proto-Germanic *guljō.^[1]

§PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /jøːl/

§NounEdit

göl c

1. pool; lagoon; a small, swampy pond, lake, or other body of standing water. For example, the shallow, still-standing water that flamingos often live in are called gölar. ^[2]

Example of use: saltvattensgölar "salt-water-lagoons/swampy pools" in "I saltvattensgölar längre inåt land har en världsberömd fågel funnit en fristad." (Talking about flamingos.)^[3]

§DeclensionEdit

§See alsoEdit

• pöl
• sjö
• tjärn
• lagun

§ReferencesEdit

1. ^ göl in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
2. ^ http://www.svt.se/de-levande-oarna/se-program/del-3-515?autostart=true
3. ^ http://www.svt.se/de-levande-oarna/se-program/del-3-515?autostart=true

§EtymologyEdit

From Old Turkic köl (“lake”), from Proto-Turkic *köl, *(k)ȫl (“lake”).

§PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɟœl/

§NounEdit

göl (definite accusative gölü, plural göller)

1. lake

§DeclensionEdit