German

Noun

Hals m ‎(genitive Halses, plural Hälse)

1. neck
2. throat

Declension

Derived terms

• Halsband

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Noun

Hals m ‎(plural Häls)

1. neck
2. throat

Danish

Noun

hals c (singular definite halsen, plural indefinite halse)

1. throat
2. neck

Inflection

See also

• flaskehals
• give hals

Noun

hals c

1. genitive singular indefinite of hal

Verb

hals

1. imperative of halse

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑls

Etymology

From Old Dutch *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Noun

hals m ‎(plural halzen, diminutive halsje n)

1. (anatomy) neck

Synonyms

• nek

Derived terms

• halsketting
• halssnoer

Gothic

Romanization

hals

1. Romanization of 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃

Icelandic

Noun

hals

1. indefinite genitive singular of halur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hals

Noun

hals m ‎(definite singular halsen, indefinite plural halser, definite plural halsene)

1. a neck

   en sår hals - a sore throat

2. throat

Derived terms

• flaskehals
• halshugge
• livmorhals

References

• “hals” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hals.

Noun

hals m ‎(definite singular halsen, indefinite plural halsar, definite plural halsane)

1. a neck

Derived terms

• flaskehals
• livmorhals

References

• “hals” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halsaz, whence also Old English heals, Dutch hals, Old Saxon hals, Old High German hals, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 ‎(hals).

Noun

hals m (genitive hals, plural halsar)

1. neck

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos.

Pronunciation

• Homophone: halls

Noun

hals c

1. neck
2. The gullet or windpipe.
3. A narrow opening in a vessel such as a bottle

Declension

Derived terms

• halsduk
• halsband
• flaskhals

See also

• ge hals
• halsa