hjól
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse hjól, from Proto-Germanic *hweulō (plural of *hwehwlą, whence hvæl), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷléh₂, plural of *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos (“wheel”). Compare Old English hwēol, Old Saxon hwiol, Old Frisian hwēl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃʰɔuːl] [1]
- Rhymes: -ɔuːl
Noun
hjól n (genitive singular hjóls, plural hjól)
- a wheel
- (of a bicycle or car) a tyre/tire
Declension
| Declension of hjól | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n3 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hjól | hjólið | hjól | hjólini |
| accusative | hjól | hjólið | hjól | hjólini |
| dative | hjóli | hjólinum | hjólum | hjólunum |
| genitive | hjóls | hjólsins | hjóla | hjólanna |
References
- Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages) (in English), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 116
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hjól, originally the plural of hvel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /çouːl/
- Rhymes: -ouːl
Noun
hjól n (genitive singular hjóls, nominative plural hjól)
- a wheel
- (of a bicycle or car) a tire
- a bike (short for reiðhjól)
Declension
declension of hjól
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hjól | hjólið | hjól | hjólin |
| accusative | hjól | hjólið | hjól | hjólin |
| dative | hjóli | hjólinu | hjólum | hjólunum |
| genitive | hjóls | hjólsins | hjóla | hjólanna |
Derived terms
- varahjól
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hweulō (plural of *hwehwlą, whence hvél), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷléh₂, plural of *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos (“wheel”). Compare Old English hwēol, Old Saxon hwiol, Old Frisian hwēl.
Noun
hjól n
- wheel
Declension
Declension of hjól (strong a-stem)
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hjól | hjólit | hjól | hjólin |
| accusative | hjól | hjólit | hjól | hjólin |
| dative | hjóli | hjólinu | hjólum | hjólunum |
| genitive | hjóls | hjólsins | hjóla | hjólanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: hjól
- Faroese: hjól
- Norwegian: hjul
- Norn: hurl
- Elfdalian: juol
- Westrobothnian: hjul, hiol
- Old Swedish: hiūl, hiughl
- Swedish: hjul
- Danish: hjul
References
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press