juvel

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Juwel, from Old French joiel, probably from Vulgar Latin *iocāle, from neuter of *iocālis, from Latin iocus (“joke, jest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /juveːl/, [juˈveːˀl]

Noun

juvel c (singular definite juvelen, plural indefinite juveler)

  1. jewel, gem

Declension
Declension of juvel
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative juvel juvelen juveler juvelerne
genitive juvels juvelens juvelers juvelernes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from German Juwel, from Old French joiel, probably from Vulgar Latin *iocāle, from neuter of *iocālis, from Latin iocus (“joke, jest”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

juvel m (definite singular juvelen, indefinite plural juveler, definite plural juvelene)

  1. jewel

Synonyms
  • praktstykke (figuratively)

Derived terms

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from German Juwel, from Old French joiel, probably from Vulgar Latin *iocāle, from neuter of *iocālis, from Latin iocus (“joke, jest”).

Noun

juvel m (definite singular juvelen, indefinite plural juvelar, definite plural juvelane)

  1. a jewel

Synonyms
  • praktstykke (figuratively)

Derived terms

See also

References

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Juwel, from Old French joiel, probably from Vulgar Latin *iocāle, from neuter of *iocālis, from Latin iocus (“joke, jest”).

Noun

juvel c

  1. a jewel, a gem (cut gemstone)
  2. (figuratively) a jewel, a gem (highly valued person or thing)

Declension
Declension of juvel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative juvel juvelen juveler juvelerna
Genitive juvels juvelens juvelers juvelernas

Derived terms
  • juvelerare (“jeweler”)

See also

References

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