øl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ol"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“beer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øl/, [øl]

• Audio:

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Noun

øl n (singular definite øllet, plural indefinite øl)

1. beer (liquid)

Inflection

Declension of øl

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	øl	øllet	øl	øllene
genitive	øls	øllets	øls	øllenes

Noun

øl c (singular definite øllen, plural indefinite øller or øl)

1. beer (serving of ~)

Inflection

Declension of øl

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	øl	øllen	øller øl	øllerne øllene
genitive	øls	øllens	øllers øls	øllernes øllenes

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“beer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [øːl]

Noun

øl n (genitive singular øls, uncountable)

1. beer

Declension

Declension of øl (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	øl	ølið
accusative	øl	ølið
dative	øli	ølinum
genitive	øls	ølsins

Noun

øl f (genitive singular ølar, plural ølir)

1. (countable) beer (a bottle of beer)

Declension

Declension of øl
f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	øl	ølin	ølir	ølirnar
accusative	øl	ølina	ølir	ølirnar
dative	øl	ølini	ølum	ølunum
genitive	ølar	ølarinnar	øla	ølanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“beer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œl/
• Rhymes: -œl

Noun

øl n (definite singular ølet) (the drink itself)

øl m (definite singular ølen, indefinite plural øl, definite plural ølene) (a glass, bottle or can of beer)

1. beer (alcoholic drink)
2. a beer (in a glass, bottle or can)

Derived terms

• boksøl
• ingefærøl
• ølboks
• ølskvett
• ølstue

 

References

• “øl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• òl (rare, dialectal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øːl/
• Rhymes: -øːl

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“beer”).

Noun

øl n (definite singular ølet, uncountable)

1. beer

Derived terms

• boksøl
• ingefærøl
• øl m (“portion of beer”)
• ølboks
• ølbolle
• ølkjenge
• ølskvett
• ølstove

Etymology 2

From øl n

Noun

øl f or m (definite singular ølen or øla, indefinite plural ølar or øler, definite plural ølane or ølene)

1. a portion of beer

References

• “øl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.