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körtel

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish kirtel, of disputed origin, possibly from Middle Low German *kertele, metathetic form of kretele. Cognate with Danish kirtel, Norwegian Bokmål kjertel and Norwegian Nynorsk kjertel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [²ɕœ̞ʈɛl]
  • (nonstandard, nonetheless common[1]) IPA(key): [²ɕɵʈɛl]

Noun

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körtel c

  1. (anatomy) a (sac-shaped or tubular) gland or filtering organ (like a lymph node)

Declension

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Declension of körtel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite körtel körtels
definite körteln körtelns
plural indefinite körtlar körtlars
definite körtlarna körtlarnas

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎[1], number 3
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