hjul
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse hjól, hvél, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, cognate with Norwegian hjul, Swedish hjul, and English wheel. The Germanic noun originates from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos (“wheel”), which is also the source of Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) (cf. cyclus) and Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá) (cf. chakra).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hjul n (singular definite hjulet, plural indefinite hjul)
InflectionEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse hjól, Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos (“wheel”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hjul n (definite singular hjulet, indefinite plural hjul, definite plural hjula or hjulene)
- a wheel
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “hjul” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse hjól, Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos (“wheel”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hjul n (definite singular hjulet, indefinite plural hjul, definite plural hjula)
- a wheel
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “hjul” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Swedish hiul, hiughl, from Old Norse hvél, hjól, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos (“wheel”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hjul n
- a wheel; a circular device capable of rotating on its axis
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of hjul | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hjul | hjulet | hjul | hjulen |
| Genitive | hjuls | hjulets | hjuls | hjulens |