gasell
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
gasell m (definite singular gasellen, indefinite plural gaseller, definite plural gasellene)
- form removed by a 2017 spelling decision; superseded by gaselle
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl) via German Gazelle.
Noun edit
gasell m (definite singular gasellen, indefinite plural gasellar, definite plural gasellane)
- a gazelle; (pre-2017) alternative form of gaselle f
- 2011, Høgsongen 7,3 (The Song of Songs, chapter 7, verse 3; translated by the Norwegian Bible Society):
- Brysta dine er som to kalvar, tvillingar til ein gasell.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2011, Høgsongen 7,3 (The Song of Songs, chapter 7, verse 3; translated by the Norwegian Bible Society):
References edit
- “gasell” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French gazelle, from Spanish gacela, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).
Noun edit
gasell c
- gazelle
- (informal) Short for gasellföretag.
Declension edit
| Declension of gasell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | gasell | gasellen | gaseller | gasellerna |
| Genitive | gasells | gasellens | gasellers | gasellernas |