knöl

See also: knol, Knol, and knøl

Swedish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knøːl/

Noun

knöl c

1. knob, knot, bump
2. lump (possibly a tumor), tumor (if confirmed)

   Synonym: tumör (“tumor”)

   cancerknöl ― cancer tumor

3. hump (boorish person)

Usage notes

A hump on a camel is a puckel.

Declension

Declension of knöl
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	knöl	knölen	knölar	knölarna
Genitive	knöls	knölens	knölars	knölarnas

Derived terms

• gnugga geniknölarna
• knölpåk

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: knøl

References

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

Anagrams

• Köln