ål

ål

See also: aal, Aal, AAL, a’al, a'al, and Appendix:Variations of "al"

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːl

Etymology 1

From Old Norse áll.

Noun

ål c (singular definite ålen, plural indefinite ål)

1. eel

Inflection

Declension of ål

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ål	ålen	ål	ålene
genitive	åls	ålens	åls	ålenes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse alr.

Noun

ål c (singular definite ålen, plural indefinite åle)

1. bodkin

Inflection

Declension of ål

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ål	ålen	åle	ålene
genitive	åls	ålens	åles	ålenes

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse áll.

Noun

ål m (definite singular ålen, indefinite plural åler, definite plural ålene)

1. an eel

References

• “ål” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse áll.

Noun

ål m (definite singular ålen, indefinite plural ålar, definite plural ålane)

1. an eel

References

• “ål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish āl, from Old Norse áll, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.

Noun

ål c

1. an eel
2. a dorsal stripe on a horse

Declension

Declension of ål
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ål	ålen	ålar	ålarna
Genitive	åls	ålens	ålars	ålarnas

See also

• glasål
• elektrisk ål
• hal som en ål