juvel

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Juwel, from Old French joiel, probably from Vulgar Latin *iocāle, from neuter of *iocālis, from Latin iocus (“joke, jest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juveːl/, [juˈveːˀl]

Noun

juvel c (singular definite juvelen, plural indefinite juveler)

1. jewel, gem

Declension

Declension of juvel

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	juvel	juvelen	juveler	juvelerne
genitive	juvels	juvelens	juvelers	juvelernes

References

• “juvel” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from German Juwel, from Old French joiel, probably from Vulgar Latin *iocāle, from neuter of *iocālis, from Latin iocus (“joke, jest”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

juvel m (definite singular juvelen, indefinite plural juveler, definite plural juvelene)

1. jewel

Synonyms

• praktstykke (figuratively)

Derived terms

• juvelbesatt
• juveler
• juvelerbutikk

See also

• edelsten / edelstein
• smykkesten / smykkestein

References

• “juvel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “juvel” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from German Juwel, from Old French joiel, probably from Vulgar Latin *iocāle, from neuter of *iocālis, from Latin iocus (“joke, jest”).

Noun

juvel m (definite singular juvelen, indefinite plural juvelar, definite plural juvelane)

1. a jewel

Synonyms

• praktstykke (figuratively)

Derived terms

• juveler

See also

• edelstein
• smykkestein

References

• “juvel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Juwel, from Old French joiel, probably from Vulgar Latin *iocāle, from neuter of *iocālis, from Latin iocus (“joke, jest”).

Noun

juvel c

1. a jewel, a gem (cut gemstone)
2. (figuratively) a jewel, a gem (highly valued person or thing)

Declension

Declension of juvel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	juvel	juvelen	juveler	juvelerna
Genitive	juvels	juvelens	juvelers	juvelernas

Derived terms

• juvelerare (“jeweler”)
• kronjuvel

See also

• ädelsten

References

• juvel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• juvel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• juvel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• juvel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• ljuve