fakkel
Danish
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fakkel
Etymology
From German Fackel, from Old High German faccala, from Vulgar Latin facla, from Latin facula, diminutive of fax (“torch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fakəl/, [ˈfɑɡ̊əl]
Noun
fakkel c (singular definite faklen or fakkelen, plural indefinite fakler)
- torch (stick with flame at one end)
Inflection
Declension of fakkel
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fakkel | faklen fakkelen | fakler | faklerne |
genitive | fakkels | faklens fakkelens | faklers | faklernes |
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin facula, diminutive of fax (“torch”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
fakkel f (plural fakkels, diminutive fakkeltje n)
- torch (stick with flame at one end)
Synonyms
- toorts
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin facula, via German Fackel
Noun
fakkel m (definite singular fakkelen, indefinite plural fakler, definite plural faklene)
- a torch (stick with a flame at one end)
- a flare (signal flare, also at oil refineries etc., including the flare tower)
References
- “fakkel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “fakkel” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin facula, via German Fackel
Noun
fakkel m (definite singular fakkelen, indefinite plural faklar, definite plural faklane)
- a torch (as above)
- a flare (as above)
References
- “fakkel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.