Aal

See also: ål, aal, AAL, a'al, aʼal, ʼaʼal, -aal, and -ʼAAL

English

Etymology

German, probably from a derivative of Old High German ahu (“river, stream”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu, common in river names. Possibly influenced by Aal (“eel”).

Proper noun

Aal

1. A small river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany; a tributary of the Neckar.

Anagrams

• ALA, Ala, Ala., a la, ala, à la

German

Etymology

From Middle High German āl, from Old High German āl, from Proto-West Germanic *āl, whence English eel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːl/, [ʔaːl]

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Aal m (strong, genitive Aales or Aals, plural Aale, diminutive Älchen n)

1. eel

   Er ist so glatt wie ein Aal.

   He's as slippery as an eel.

2. bad crease or crumple
3. (slang) torpedo

Declension

Declension of Aal [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Aal	die	Aale
genitive	eines	des	Aales, Aals	der	Aale
dative	einem	dem	Aal, Aale1	den	Aalen
accusative	einen	den	Aal	die	Aale

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Adjectives and verbs derived from Aal

• aalähnlich
• aalartig
• aalen
• aalförmig
• aalglatt
• aalgleich
• aalhaft

 

Nouns derived from Aal

• Aalbricke
• Aalfang
• Aalfischer
• Aalfischerei
• Aalgift
• Aalglippe
• Aalhamen
• Aalhaut
• Aalkasten
• Aalkorb
• Aalleiter
• Aalmolch
• Aalmöwe
• Aalmutter
• Aalquappe
• Aalräucherei
• Aalraupe
• Aalreuse
• Aalrinne
• Aalrute
• Aalrutte
• Aalschnur
• Aalschokker
• Aalspeer
• Aalstechen
• Aalsteige
• Aalstrich
• Aalsuppe
• Aaltierchen
• Aalverwandter
• Älchen
• Blankaal
• Breitkopf-Aal
• Entenschnabelaal
• Flussaal
• Fressaal
• Gelbaal
• Glasaal
• Grubenaal
• Langhalsaal
• Meeraal
• Parasitenaal
• Räucheraal
• Sandaal
• Schlangenaal
• Schnepfenaal
• Seeaal
• Silberaal
• Sommeraal
• Spickaal
• Spitzkopf-Aal
• Steigaal
• Tiefsee-Aal
• Wurmaal
• Zitteraal

 

Further reading

• “Aal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Aal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Aal” in Duden online
• Aal on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Aal”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Ool

Etymology

From Middle Low German âl, êl, from Old Saxon āl, related to English eel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːl/

• Audio:

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Noun

Aal m (plural Aal or Alen or Aals)

1. eel

Derived terms

• Aalfischer
• gröne Aal

Related terms

• alen

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)