snegl

Danish

snegl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snajl/, [snɑjˀl]
• Rhymes: -ajl

Etymology 1

From Old Norse snigill (“snail”).

Noun

snegl c (singular definite sneglen, plural indefinite snegle)

1. snail
2. slug
3. cochlea
4. Archimedes screw
5. twist (coiled pastry)

Inflection

Declension of snegl

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	snegl	sneglen	snegle	sneglene
genitive	snegls	sneglens	snegles	sneglenes

See also

• snegl on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Snegl (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Etymology 2

See snegle (“to move at a snail's pace”).

Verb

snegl

1. imperative of snegle

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• snegle, snile

Etymology

From Old Norse snigill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snæɪ̯l/

Noun

snegl m (definite singular sneglen, indefinite plural snegler, definite plural sneglene)

1. a snail

Derived terms

• sneglefart
• sneglehus

Related terms

• snegle (“to move at a snail’s pace”)

See also

• snigel (Nynorsk)

References

• “snegl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old English

Noun

sneġl m

1. Alternative form of sneġel