mejsel
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From German Meissel, from Proto-Germanic *maitilaz. Compare Old High German meizil, Old Norse meitill from Old High German meizan, Old Norse meita. See mede.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mejsel c (singular definite mejslen, plural indefinite mejsler)
Declension edit
Declension of mejsel
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | mejsel | mejslen | mejsler | mejslerne |
genitive | mejsels | mejslens | mejslers | mejslernes |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “mejsel” in Den Danske Ordbog
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Meißel, from Old High German meizil, from Proto-Germanic *maitilaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mejsel c
- a chisel
- Synonym: huggmejsel
- a screwdriver
- Synonym: skruvmejsel
Declension edit
Declension of mejsel | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | mejsel | mejseln | mejslar | mejslarna |
Genitive | mejsels | mejselns | mejslars | mejslarnas |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- mejsla (“to chisel”)
Further reading edit
- mejsel in Svensk ordbok.
- mejsel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)