Aal

See also: aal, AAL, a’al, a'al, and ål

German

Etymology

From Middle High German āl, from Old High German āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz, whence English eel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aːl/, [ʔaːl]
  • audio(file)
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Aal m (genitive Aales or Aals, plural Aale, diminutive Älchen n)

  1. eel
  2. Bad crease or crumple
  3. (slang) torpedo

Declension
Declension of Aal
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Aal die Aale
genitive eines des Aales,
Aals		 der Aale
dative einem dem Aal,
Aale1		 den Aalen
accusative einen den Aal die Aale
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
Adjectives and verbs derived from Aal
Nouns derived from Aal

Further reading
  • Aal in Duden online
  • Aal in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Saxon āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz, whence English eel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔːl/
  • audio(file)

Noun

Aal m (plural Aal or Alen or Aals)

  1. eel

Derived terms

References
  • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
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