æl

See also: äl, ael, Appendix:Variations of "al", and Appendix:Variations of "el"

Faroese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɛal]

Noun

æl n (genitive singular æls, plural æl)

  1. shower

Declension
Declension of æl
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æl ælið æl ælini
accusative æl ælið æl ælini
dative æli ælinum ælum ælunum
genitive æls ælsins æla ælanna

Synonyms
  • skúrur, ælingur

Derived terms
Terms derived from æl
  • ælabogi (rainbow)
  • ælaleyst (dry between ~)
  • ælaligur (showery)
  • ælaluft (~ air)
  • ælaslettingur (minor ~)
  • ælaslit (pause between ~)
  • ælaveður (~ weather)
  • ældrag (minor ~)
  • ældráttur (minor ~)
  • ælingur (shower)
  • ælmusk (light ~)
  • ælstavur (sunbeam on a ~)
  • ælstroyggj (minor ~)
  • degningsæl (day ~)
  • flóðaræl (very heavy ~)
  • grimdaræl (very heavy ~)
  • heglingsæl (hailstorm)
  • kavaæl (snow ~)
  • lýsingaræl (~ at daylight)
  • menningaræl (increasing ~)
  • mjørkaæl (~ in the fog)
  • rennikavaæl (sleet ~)
  • skarningsæl (between snow ~ and hailstorm)
  • skarningsæl (~ in the darkness)
  • toruæl (thunder ~)

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /æːl/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *ēlō. Cognate with Old High German āla (German Ahle), Old Norse alr.

Noun

ǣl m or f

  1. awl, hook, fork

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ēlaz. Cognate with Old Saxon āl (Dutch aal), Old High German āl (German Aal), Old Norse áll (Danish and Swedish ål).

Noun

ǣl m

  1. eel
Declension
Declension of æl (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ǣl ǣlas
accusative ǣl ǣlas
genitive ǣles ǣla
dative ǣle ǣlum
Descendants
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