Aal
See also: ål, aal, AAL, a'al, aʼal, ʼaʼal, -aal, and -ʼAAL
English
Proper noun
Aal
- 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-Germanic *ēlaz, whence English eel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːl/, [ʔaːl]
audio (file) Audio (Austria) (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Noun
Aal m (strong, genitive Aales or Aals, plural Aale, diminutive Älchen n)
- eel
- Er ist so glatt wie ein Aal.
- He's as slippery as an eel.
- Bad crease or crumple
- (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 uncommon, 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 (file)
Noun
Aal m (plural Aal or Alen or Aals)
- 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)