Danish

Noun

hjul n (singular definite hjulet, plural indefinite hjul)

1. wheel

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hjól, Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos ‎(“wheel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʉːɽ/, /jʉːl/
• Homophone: jul
• Rhymes: -ʉːɽ

Noun

hjul n ‎(definite singular hjulet, indefinite plural hjul, definite plural hjula or hjulene)

1. a wheel

Derived terms

References

• “hjul” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hjól, Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos ‎(“wheel”).

Noun

hjul n ‎(definite singular hjulet, indefinite plural hjul, definite plural hjula)

1. a wheel

Derived terms

References

• “hjul” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hiul, hiughl, from Old Norse hvél, hjól, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos ‎(“wheel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʉːl/
• Homophones: jul
• Rhymes: -ʉːl

Noun

hjul n

1. a wheel; a circular device capable of rotating on its axis

Declension

Related terms

References

• hjul in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)