aksel

aksel

See also: Aksel

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• aksala, aksela, aksl

Etymology

From Middle High German ahsel, from Old High German ahsla, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō (“shoulder”). Cognate with German Achsel, Dutch assel, English axle (“shoulder”), Icelandic öxl.

Noun

àksel f (plural akseln)

1. shoulder

   Dar Sansuun, metten akseln hat gajukhet iidar in tèmpien.

   Samson knocked down the temple with his shoulders.

References

• “àksala, àksel” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aksəl/, [ˈɑɡ̊sl̩]
• Rhymes: -aksəl

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ǫxull m, from Proto-Germanic *ahsulaz, cognate with Norwegian aksel, Swedish axel. Related to the following word.

Noun

aksel c (singular definite akslen or (unofficial) akselen, plural indefinite aksler)

1. axle

Declension

Declension of aksel

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	aksel	akslen (unofficial) akselen	aksler	akslerne
genitive	aksels	akslens (unofficial) akselens	akslers	akslernes

References

• “aksel” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Aksel,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ǫxl f, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō, cognate with Norwegian aksel, Swedish axel, English axle, German Achsel.

Noun

aksel c (singular definite akslen, plural indefinite aksler)

1. (archaic) shoulder

Declension

Declension of aksel

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	aksel	akslen	aksler	akslerne
genitive	aksels	akslens	akslers	akslernes

References

• “Aksel,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Indonesian

Noun

aksel (first-person possessive akselku, second-person possessive akselmu, third-person possessive akselnya)

1. (education, colloquial) clipping of akselerasi (“acceleration”).

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ǫxull.

Noun

aksel m (definite singular akselen, indefinite plural aksler, definite plural akslene)

1. an axle

Synonyms

• aksling

Derived terms

• aksellast
• drivaksel
• kamaksel
• veivaksel

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ǫxl.

Noun

aksel m or f (definite singular akselen or aksla, indefinite plural aksler, definite plural akslene)

1. a shoulder

Synonyms

• skulder

References

• “aksel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ǫxull.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑk.sɛl/

Noun

aksel m (definite singular akselen, indefinite plural akslar, definite plural akslane)

1. an axle

   Synonym: aksling

Derived terms

• aksellast
• drivaksel
• kamaksel
• veivaksel

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ǫxl, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō.

Alternative forms

• aksl, oksl (non-standard since 1917)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑk.sɛl/

Noun

aksel f (definite singular aksla, indefinite plural aksler, definite plural akslene)

1. (anatomy) a shoulder

   Synonyms: skulder, herd

References

• “aksel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Aksel, elkas, elska, klase, laske, lekas, leksa, leska, sekla, skale, slake

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Polish

Alternative forms

• axel

Etymology

Named after Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen (1855–1938), who in 1882 became the first to perform the jump.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈak.sɛl/

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• Rhymes: -aksɛl
• Syllabification: ak‧sel

Noun

aksel m inan

1. (figure skating) axel (jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air)

Declension

Declension of aksel

	singular	plural
nominative	aksel	aksle
genitive	aksla	aksli
dative	akslowi	akslom
accusative	aksel	aksle
instrumental	akslem	akslami
locative	akslu	akslach
vocative	akslu	aksle

Further reading

• aksel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• aksel in Polish dictionaries at PWN