Dutch

Noun

pekel m ‎(uncountable)

1. brine (salt water)

Synonyms

• brijn

Derived terms

• pekelen

Verb

pekel

1. first-person singular present indicative of pekelen
2. imperative of pekelen

References

• Klein, Dr. Ernest, A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., 1971.

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

pekel m

1. (Kajkavian) ****
   • 1936, Miroslav Krleža, Balade Petrice Kerempuha

     Hej haj nek cvate maj,

     nigdar nas v pekel taj nebu nazaj.

Synonyms

• pakao

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pьkъlъ, from Proto-Indo-European *pik- ‎(“pitch”). Cognate with Bulgarian пъкъл ‎(pǎkǎl) and Serbo-Croatian па̀као/pàkao, Russian пекло ‎(peklo), Slovak peklo. Akin to Latin pix ‎(“pitch, tar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈkə́w/, /ˈpə̀kəw/
• Tonal orthography: pəkə̏ł, pə̀kəł

Noun

pekèl or pèkel m inan ‎(genitive peklà or pèkla, nominative plural [please provide])

1. ****

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.