kjole

See also: kjøle

Danish

Etymology

Contraction of kjortel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjoːlə/, [ˈkçoːlə], [ˈkço̝ːl̩]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

kjole c (singular definite kjolen, plural indefinite kjoler)

1. dress, gown (one-piece garment for women, extending down at least to the thighs)

Inflection

Declension of kjole

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kjole	kjolen	kjoler	kjolerne
genitive	kjoles	kjolens	kjolers	kjolernes

Derived terms

• aftenkjole
• brudekjole
• sommerkjole

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Contraction of kjortel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çuːlə/
• Rhymes: -uːlə

Noun

kjole m (definite singular kjolen, indefinite plural kjoler, definite plural kjolene)

1. a dress (garment)

Derived terms

• aftenkjole
• ballkjole
• brudekjole
• nattkjole
• sommerkjole

References

• “kjole” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Contraction of kjortel.

Noun

kjole m (definite singular kjolen, indefinite plural kjolar, definite plural kjolane)

1. a dress (garment)

Derived terms

• ballkjole
• brudekjole
• nattkjole
• sommarkjole

References

• “kjole” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.